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Effects of Emerging Contaminants on Wildlife
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This review documents how newly introduced contaminants such as microplastics, pesticides, personal care products, and pharmaceuticals harm wildlife across multiple species and ecosystems. Even low concentrations of these pollutants can disrupt animal reproduction, development, and survival, signaling broader ecological risks that extend up the food chain to humans.
The introduction of new contaminants, such as microplastics, pesticides, personal care products, industrial chemicals, and medications, can have a substantial impact on animals when they are brought into their environments. A low concentration of numerous new...
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