Endocrine disruption and reproductive toxicity of polystyrene microplastics at environmentally relevant
Reeha Mashirin1, Kumari Chidambaran Chitra2
1Endocrinology and Toxicology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Calicut, Malappuram District, Thenhipalam, 673635, Kerala, India.
Ecotoxicology (London, England)
|October 14, 2025
Abstract
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