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Fish are being increasingly exposed to endocrine disrupters

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Phys.org

Publication Date
2021-10-26

Microplastics, owing to their chemical properties, can carry micropollutants into a fish's digestive system where they are subsequently released through the action of its gastric and intestinal fluids. EPFL scientists, working in association with other research institutes, have studied this process by looking specifically at progesterone—often pointed to as an endocrine disrupter.

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