Imposex and butyltin contamination off the Oporto Coast (NW Portugal): A possible effect of the discharge of dredged material

Environment International

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 793-798

  Santos, M M ^a,b   Vieira, N ^a,b   Reis Henriques, M A ^a,b   Santos, A M ^b   Gomez Ariza, J L ^c   Giraldez, I ^c   ten Hallers Tjabbes, C C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

^d ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Butyltin; Imposex; Oporto Coast

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; PORTS AND HARBORS; TISSUE;

BUTYLINE CONTAMINATION; IMPOSEX;

CONTAMINATION;

ANTIFOULING AGENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; BUTYLTIN; DIBUTYLTIN; TRIBUTYLTIN;

BIOINDICATOR; BUTYLTIN; DREDGE SPOIL; IMPOSEX; MARINE SEDIMENT; MOLLUSC; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROPOD; NONHUMAN; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASHORE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; WATER POLLUTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTO [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

GASTROPODA; HINIA RETICULATA;

EID: 3543085127     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2004.01.005     Document Type: Article

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