Aquatic Toxicology 2014-06-01

Chronic fluoxetine exposure alters movement and burrowing in adult freshwater mussels

Peter D. Hazelton, Bowen Du, Samuel P. Haddad, Andrea K. Fritts, C. Kevin Chambliss, Bryan W. Brooks, Robert B. Bringolf

Index: Aquat. Toxicol. 151 , 27-35, (2014)

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Abstract

• Fluoxetine induced disruption in movement and burrowing of freshwater mussels. • 67-d exposure and observation with exposure validation. • Comprehensive study of ecologically relevant endpoints. • Further evidence mollusks are exceptionally sensitive to SSRI drugs.