Early warning signs of endocrine disruption in adult fish from the ingestion of polyethylene with and without sorbed chemical pollutants from the marine environment.
Early warning signs of endocrine disruption in adult fish from the ingestion of polyethylene with and without sorbed chemical pollutants from the marine environment.
Chelsea M. Rochman,T. Kurobe,Ida Flores,S. Teh
2014 · DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.06.051
Science of the Total Environment · 668 Citations
TLDR
The study suggests that the ingestion of plastic debris at environmentally relevant concentrations may alter endocrine system function in adult fish and warrants further research.