Figure 2.

Comparison of in vitro toxicity present in plastics (extracts) and leaching from plastics (migrates). For baseline toxicity (A) and oxidative stress induction (B), effect concentrations (EC₂₀, EC_IR2) up to the highest analyzed concentration (HAC) measured for both, migrates and extracts, were plotted. Relative estrogenic (C) and antiandrogenic (D) activities were correlated at 3.75 mg plastic well^–1. Sample numbers are given if migrate and extract shared similar toxicity (between the dotted lines), or if the migrate was more toxic (above the upper dotted line). Note: LOD, limit of detection.