Imposex and tributyltin contamination as a consequence of the establishment of a marina, and increasing yachting activities at Phuket Island, Thailand

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 421-429

  Bech, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bioindicator; Chicoreus capucinus; Imposex; Thailand; Thais distinguenda; Tributyltin

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CORRELATION METHODS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING; MARINAS;

MANGROVES;

MARINE POLLUTION;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; PAINT; TRIBUTYLTIN;

BOATING; IMPOSEX; MARINA; POLLUTION EFFECT; TRIBUTYLTIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; MANGROVE; NONHUMAN; POLICY; SEA POLLUTION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SHIPPING; SNAIL; THAILAND;

ANIMALS; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; MALE; MOLLUSCA; ORGANOTIN COMPOUNDS; PAINT; PENIS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SHIPS; THAILAND; TRIALKYLTIN COMPOUNDS; VAS DEFERENS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

THAILAND;

CHICOREUS; RAJA; THAIS;

EID: 0036159851     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(01)00191-9     Document Type: Article

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