Spatial and temporal changes of TBT pollution along the Portuguese coast: Inefficacy of the EEC directive 89/677

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 480-486

  Barroso, C M ^a   Moreira, M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Imposex; Nucella lapillus; Portugal; TBT pollution

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BOATS; COASTAL ZONES;

FEMALE STERILISATION;

MARINE POLLUTION;

DIBUTYLTIN; DIPHENYLTIN; MONOBUTYLTIN; ORGANOTIN COMPOUND; TRIBUTYLTIN; TRIPHENYLTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; PAINT;

LEGISLATION; MARINE POLLUTION; ORGANOTIN COMPOUND; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FEMALE STERILIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OYSTER; POLLUTION; PORTUGAL; SEASHORE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BODY BURDEN; ENVIRONMENT; HERMAPHRODITISM; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REFERENCE VALUE; SHIP; SNAIL; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMAL; BODY BURDEN; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HERMAPHRODITISM; MALE; PAINT; PORTUGAL; REFERENCE VALUES; SHIPS; SNAILS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TRIALKYLTIN COMPOUNDS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; ANIMALS;

PORTUGAL;

NUCELLA; NUCELLA LAPILLUS;

EID: 0035992282     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(01)00260-0     Document Type: Article

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