Fathead minnow exposed to environmentally relevant concentrations of metformin for one life cycle show no adverse effects

• Main Authors: Joanne L. Parrott (Author), Grazina Pacepavicius (Author), Kallie Shires (Author), Stacey Clarence (Author), Hufsa Khan (Author), Madelaine Gardiner (Author), Cheryl Sullivan (Author), Mehran Alaee (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Metformin is a glucose-lowering drug taken for diabetes. It is excreted by humans in urine and detected in municipal wastewater effluents and rivers. Fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas) were exposed over a life cycle to measured concentrations of metformin: 3.0, 31, and 322 μg/L. No significant ch...