Environmental tributyltin research: Past, present, future

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1169-1177

  de Mora, S J ^a   Pelletier, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ecotoxicology; Imposex; Mammals; Pollution; TBT

Indexed keywords

ANTIFOULING PAINT; MAMMALS; POLLUTION;

COASTAL MARINE ENVIRONMENT; ECO-TOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCHES; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; IMPOSEX; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MODEL DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH EFFORTS;

INSECTICIDES;

ANTIFOULING AGENT; TRIBUTYLTIN;

ANTIFOULING; MARINE LAW; POLLUTION; TRIBUTYLTIN;

BIOACCUMULATION; CETACEA; ECOTOXICOLOGY; GASTROPOD; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; REVIEW; WATER POLLUTION;

CETACEA; GASTROPODA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0031441444     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593331808616637     Document Type: Article

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