Acknowledgements
We thank Mr. Jianming Lu and Mr. Zhenglin Yang from Taihu Fishery Management Committee, Jiangsu, China, for assistance with investigation in Taihu Lake. This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China [41821005, 41330637, and 21622702].
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Table 1. Concentrations of TDCIPP in embryos from different bays in Taihu Lake and in water during exposure period and embryos after exposure.