Fish on Prozac.The U.S. EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. is in the process of deciding whether regulations are needed for pharmaceuticals in water supplies. Studies now coming through the research pipeline may help the EPA with its decision. In a study presented at the November 2003 annual meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Baylor University's Bryan Brooks determined that fluoxetine hydrochloride flu·ox·e·tine hydrochloride n. An oral antidepressant chemically unrelated to other antidepressants. fluoxetine hydrochloride Prozac, Prozac Weekly, Prozit (UK), Sarafem Pharmacologic class: (the active ingredient in the antidepressant antidepressant, any of a wide range of drugs used to treat psychic depression. They are given to elevate mood, counter suicidal thoughts, and increase the effectiveness of psychotherapy. Prozac) excreted into the sewer system is accumulating in the tissues of bluegill bluegill: see sunfish. bluegill Popular game fish (Lepomis macrochirus) and one of the best-known sunfishes throughout its original range, the freshwater habitats of the central and southern U.S. It has been introduced throughout the western U.S. caught in nearby Denton Creek. Waste treatment systems often are ill-equipped to remove such contaminants from sewage. |
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