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ReviewNPJ emerging contaminants2026

Impacts of environmental stressors on fertility and fecundity across taxa, with implications for planetary health.

Susanne M Brander, Shanna H Swan, Alvine C Mehinto, Karen A Kidd, Judith S Weis, Scott M Belcher, Jamie C DeWitt, Stacey L Harper, Caren C Helbing

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Review in NPJ emerging contaminants, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Susanne M BranderCoastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station, College of Agricultural Sciences, Oregon State University, Newport, OR USA.
Shanna H SwanDepartment of Environmental Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY USA.
Alvine C MehintoDepartment of Toxicology, Southern California Coastal Water Research Project, Costa Mesa, CA USA.
Karen A KiddDepartment of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON Canada.
Judith S WeisDepartment of Biological Sciences, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ USA.
Scott M BelcherDepartment of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC USA.
Jamie C DeWittDepartment of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR USA.
Stacey L HarperDepartment of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology & School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR USA.
Caren C HelbingDepartment of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC Canada.

Funding

Zebrafish Biomedical Research Facility CoreP30ES030287 · NIEHS · OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY · PI Jamie DeWitt · 2020 to 2026
$9.8M
NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES030287
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Exposure to synthetic chemicals occurs across species. These substances are often untested, highly persistent, and lack regulation. Together with climate change, they can cause population decline. Many act as endocrine-disrupting chemicals, interfering with hormones at low concentrations. Emerging pollutants, including microplastics and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, further contribute. Impacts include reduced fertility, fecundity, and even multigenerational harm. Cross-species evidence underscores the need for systemic approaches to protect biodiversity and planetary health.

Indexed as

EcologyEnvironmental sciences

Identifiers

PMID42038327
PMCPMC13106040

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