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‘Not right now’: Key marine species turned off sex by plastic chemicals

newatlas.com ‘Not right now’: Key marine species turned off sex by plastic chemicals

A new study has found that chemical additives in everyday plastic might be stopping – or, at best, interrupting – the reproductive habits of a shrimp-like species that is key to the marine food chain. The findings provide a different perspective on the potential damage caused by specific pollutants.

‘Not right now’: Key marine species turned off sex by plastic chemicals

A new study has found that chemical additives in everyday plastic might be stopping – or, at best, interrupting – the reproductive habits of a shrimp-like species that is key to the marine food chain. The findings provide a different perspective on the potential damage caused by specific pollutants.

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