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Contaminant Mixtures and Reproduction in Aquatic Organisms

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The reproductive performance of aquatic organisms is vital for the assessment of sublethal impacts of contaminants that can be predictive of changes at the population level of ecosystems. However, the role of contaminant mixtures, and the potential interactions among them, may have effects on organisms that can be challenging to identify and quantify. The goal of this chapter is to review our current understanding of mixtures on the reproductive performance of aquatic organisms (e.g., invertebrates, fish), current tools used to assess for interactions, identification of gaps still needing to be addressed in the field, and proposed approaches to continue advancing reproduction-based research.

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Driessnack, M.K. (2023). Contaminant Mixtures and Reproduction in Aquatic Organisms. In: Rather, M.A., Amin, A., Hajam, Y.A., Jamwal, A., Ahmad, I. (eds) Xenobiotics in Aquatic Animals. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-1214-8_8

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