Effects of Glyphosate on Female Reproductive Output in the Marine Polychaete Worm .

Glyphosate is a broad-spectrum herbicide widely employed in agriculture. Exposure to this genotoxic and endocrine-disrupting compound has adverse effects on terrestrial and aquatic organisms and on humans as well. Here, we explored the effects of glyphosate on female reproductive output and somatic growth rate in the marine polychaete worm, Adult focal individuals were exposed to different concentrations of pure glyphosate (0.