01_protocol

Summary

This is a research plan (not completed results) to review existing studies on how tiny plastic particles and certain pesticides might work together to disrupt hormones in our bodies. The researchers want to understand if being exposed to both microplastics and hormone-disrupting chemicals at the same time could harm our reproductive health more than exposure to either one alone. This matters because we're all exposed to both microplastics and pesticides daily, but scientists don't yet fully understand how they interact in our bodies.