Emerging pollutants (EPs) are defined as compounds that only in recent years have been classified as potentially dangerous when in the environment (GPA-UNEP, 2020), and they have been put in the limelight as concern has grown. One such EP is the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory classed drug (NSAID) Ibuprofen (IBU). In a status report from 2017 by the Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission (HELCOM) in cooperation with Policy Area Hazards of the European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR) Ibuprofen was detected in 38 out of 280 samples with concentrations reaching 159μg L-1. However, looking beyond the Baltic Sea Region concentrations upwards of 1400μg L-1 have been detected in surface waters along Korean and Chinese coasts (Jan-Roblero & Cruz-Maya, 2023). This may be cause for major concern as the potential ecotoxicity of Ibuprofen for microscopic marine life only recently has begun to be investigated.