Table 2 The treatment, SER’s uses, occurrence in the environmental samples, and concentration

Anti-depressant

Treatment of depression, panic disorders, social phobia, obesity and obsessive-compulsive disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder

Tehran South Municipal Wastewater; Iran

~ 11 ng L^− 1

[148]

Sjølund pump station; Norway

16.3 ng L^− 1

[149]

Langnes STP influent; Norway

1.8 ng L^− 1

[149]

Langnes STP effluent; Norway

1.6 ng L^− 1

[149]

Breivika STP influent; Norway

2.5 ng L^− 1

[149]

Breivika STP effluent; Norway

2 ng L^− 1

[149]

Hamna STP influent; Norway

2 ng L^− 1

[149]

Hamna STP effluent; Norway

0.9 ng L^− 1

[149]

Nursing facility wastewater; Texas

129 ng L^− 1

[150]