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Marine & Wildlife
Reproductive & Development
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Impact of Microplastics on Reproductive and Physiological Aspects of Aquatic Inhabitants
2023
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Menakshi Dhar,
Raman Jasrotia,
Seema Langer,
Nurul Suwartiningsih
Summary
Researchers reviewed how microplastic exposure affects reproduction and physiology in freshwater aquatic organisms, finding that plastic particles disrupt hormonal signaling, reduce fertility, and impair development across a range of sensitive freshwater species.
Body Systems
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Environmental
Environmental changes induced by humans pose a continuous threat for the natural freshwater ecosystems, and all this has a detrimental effect on the biotic communities. Organisms inhabiting freshwater ecosystems are more sensitive to changes in environmental...