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Lipidomic alterations in oysters caused by environmentally relevant exposure to microplastics and estrogenic endocrine disrupting chemicals

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Sazal Kumar, Frédéric D.L. Leusch Sazal Kumar, Sazal Kumar, Frédéric D.L. Leusch Sazal Kumar, Chenglong Ji, Chenglong Ji, Frédéric D.L. Leusch Frédéric D.L. Leusch Frédéric D.L. Leusch Steven D. Melvin, Steven D. Melvin, Frédéric D.L. Leusch Frédéric D.L. Leusch Wayne O’Connor, Steven D. Melvin, Allison C. Luengen, Frédéric D.L. Leusch Geoff R. MacFarlane, Junfei Zhan, Junfei Zhan, Junfei Zhan, Wayne O’Connor, Geoff R. MacFarlane, Junfei Zhan, Junfei Zhan, Junfei Zhan, Geoff R. MacFarlane, Steven D. Melvin, Steven D. Melvin, Steven D. Melvin, Frédéric D.L. Leusch Frédéric D.L. Leusch Steven D. Melvin, Steven D. Melvin, Chenglong Ji, Chenglong Ji, Geoff R. MacFarlane, Geoff R. MacFarlane, Geoff R. MacFarlane, Frédéric D.L. Leusch Chenglong Ji, Chenglong Ji, Chenglong Ji, Chenglong Ji, Frédéric D.L. Leusch Chenglong Ji, Frédéric D.L. Leusch Frédéric D.L. Leusch Frédéric D.L. Leusch Frédéric D.L. Leusch Frédéric D.L. Leusch Frédéric D.L. Leusch Frédéric D.L. Leusch Frédéric D.L. Leusch Frédéric D.L. Leusch Frédéric D.L. Leusch Frédéric D.L. Leusch Frédéric D.L. Leusch Frédéric D.L. Leusch Frédéric D.L. Leusch Frédéric D.L. Leusch Frédéric D.L. Leusch Frédéric D.L. Leusch Allison C. Luengen, Allison C. Luengen, Steven D. Melvin, Frédéric D.L. Leusch Frédéric D.L. Leusch Frédéric D.L. Leusch Frédéric D.L. Leusch Frédéric D.L. Leusch Frédéric D.L. Leusch Frédéric D.L. Leusch Frédéric D.L. Leusch Rafiquel Islam, Frédéric D.L. Leusch Frédéric D.L. Leusch Frédéric D.L. Leusch Steven D. Melvin, Geoff R. MacFarlane, Rafiquel Islam, Geoff R. MacFarlane, Frédéric D.L. Leusch Frédéric D.L. Leusch Steven D. Melvin, Chenglong Ji, Frédéric D.L. Leusch Junfei Zhan, Junfei Zhan, Geoff R. MacFarlane, Geoff R. MacFarlane, Geoff R. MacFarlane, Geoff R. MacFarlane, Frédéric D.L. Leusch Frédéric D.L. Leusch Frédéric D.L. Leusch

Summary

Researchers examined how environmentally relevant exposure to microplastics and estrogenic endocrine-disrupting chemicals affected lipid profiles in oysters. The study found that estrogens were more bioavailable than microplastics in oysters, and that the amplification of endocrine disruptor effects by smooth-surfaced polyethylene microplastics was relatively low in molluscs.

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UNLABELLED: Microplastics and estrogens affect oysters differently. Estrogens are more bioavailable than microplastics in oysters. Amplification of EEDC effects by microplastics was low in molluscs. Incubation of EEDCs with smooth surfaced PE-MPs did not increase adsorption. Oysters showed different adaptive responses at low MPs and EEDCs exposure. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10646-026-03055-2.

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