Ecotoxicology and environmental safetyAnimalsCaenorhabditis elegansMitochondriaReproductionHomeostasis
Environmentally relevant concentrations of short chain chlorinated paraffins induce transgenerational reproductive toxicity associated with mitochondrial homeostasis disruption in Caenorhabditis elegans.
Jingyi Zhang, Fan Yang, Siyu Wang, Tong Lin, Hua Du, Meimei Wang
Published: 202510.1016/j.ecoenv.2025.119406
Abstract
Short-chain chlorinated paraffins have been classified as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) since 2017. Although previous findings have examined toxicity and health risks of SCCPs, their impacts on germ cells and non-exposed progeny remain unclear…
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