Highlights
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The sulfonamide sulfamonomethoxine exhibited greater toxicity to the microalgae than to the Daphnia and fish.
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Sulfamonomethoxine had higher toxicity on microalgae than Daphnia.
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Sulfamonomethoxine had no significant toxicity to the medaka fish.
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Sulfamonomethoxine can risk the aquatic organisms in aquaculture waters.