TBT-pollution in the Gulf of Thailand: A re-inspection of imposex incidence after 10 years

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 526-532

  Swennen, Cornelis ^a   Sampantarak, Uraiwan ^a   Ruttanadakul, Nukul ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Gulf of Thailand; Imposex; Neogastropods; Southeast Asia; Tributyltin

Indexed keywords

GULF OF THAILAND; IMPOSEX; NEOGASTROPODS; SOUTHEAST ASIA; TRIBUTYLTIN;

COASTAL ZONES;

TRIBUTYLTIN;

COASTAL ZONE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; GASTROPOD; IMPOSEX; MARINE POLLUTION; POLLUTION EFFECT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SHALLOW WATER; TRIBUTYLTIN;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROPOD; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION MONITORING; PREVALENCE; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; THAILAND;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; GASTROPODA; MALE; THAILAND; TIME FACTORS; TRIALKYLTIN COMPOUNDS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

GULF OF THAILAND; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

NEOGASTROPODA;

EID: 63549093386     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.11.028     Document Type: Article

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