Oyster biomonitor for endocrine disrupting chemicals

内分泌干扰物（EDCs）可对水生物种的繁殖和生存产生令人担忧的有害影响，但目前对其对敏感海洋无脊椎动物的影响和影响知之甚少。我们建议开发和验证的第一种海洋软体动物作为生物监测器的检测和影响评估的雌激素污染物在澳大利亚河口和海洋水体。这种生物监测器将为水管理机构提供管理雌激素废水排放的能力，并为牡蛎产业提供防止产品污染的工具，确保我们的水产资源的持续健康和可持续性。

Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) can produce alarming detrimental impacts on the reproduction and survival of aquatic species, though little is presently known in terms of their effect and impacts on sensitive marine invertebrate species. We propose the development and validation of the first marine mollusc as a biomonitor for the detection and impact assessment of estrogenic contaminants in Australian estuarine and marine waterbodies. Such biomonitors will provide water management agencies with the capability to manage estrogenic effluent discharges and provide the oyster industry with a tool to prevent product contamination, ensuring the continued health and sustainability of our aquatic resources.