TBT pollution and effects in molluscs at US Virgin Islands, Caribbean Sea

Environment International

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 707-711

  Strand, Jakob ^a   Jørgensen, Anne ^b,c   Tairova, Zhanna ^b  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^b ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bioindicators; Caribbean Sea; Galathea3; Imposex; Pollution; TBT; US Virgin Islands

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; MOLLUSCS; WATERWAY TRANSPORTATION;

ANTIFOULING AGENTS; CARIBBEAN SEA; COASTAL AREA; GALATHEA3; IMPOSEX; NEOGASTROPOD; SHIP TRAFFIC; VIRGIN ISLANDS;

POLLUTION;

ANTIFOULING AGENT; BIOINDICATOR; IMPOSEX; ISLAND; MOLLUSC; POLLUTION EFFECT; TRIBUTYLTIN;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES]; LESSER ANTILLES; VIRGIN ISLANDS;

ANTHOZOA; ARCHAEOGASTROPODA; CITTARIUM PICA; GASTROPODA; MOLLUSCA; MURICIDAE; NEOGASTROPODA; PURPURA PATULA; STRAMONITA RUSTICA; THAIS DELTOIDEA;

EID: 62849121652     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2009.01.007     Document Type: Article

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