Use of caged Nucella Lapillus and Crassostrea Gigas to monitor tributyltin-induced bioeffects in Irish coastal waters

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1671-1678

  Giltrap, Michelle ^a,b   Macken, Ailbhe ^b   Davoren, Maria ^b   Minchin, Dan ^c   McGovern, Evin ^a   Foley, Barry ^b   Strand, Jakob ^d   McHugh, Brendan ^a  

^a MARINE INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

^b DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

^c Marine Organism Investigations   (Ireland)

^d NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Caged mollusks; Crassostrea gigas; Imposex; Nucella lapillus; Shell thickening

Indexed keywords

CAGED MOLLUSKS; CRASSOSTREA GIGAS; IMPOSEX; NUCELLA LAPILLUS; SHELL THICKENING;

BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; ORGANOMETALLICS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

LOCATION;

ORGANOTIN COMPOUND; TRIBUTYLTIN;

BIOMONITORING; BIVALVE; CAGE CULTURE; COASTAL WATER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); SHELL; SNAIL; TRIBUTYLTIN;

ARTICLE; COASTAL WATERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRASSOSTREA GIGAS; DRY WEIGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GASTROPOD; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; NUCELLA LAPILLUS; NUTRIENT; OYSTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; VAS DEFERENS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALS; BIVALVIA; CRASSOSTREA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GASTROPODA; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; IRELAND; OCEANS AND SEAS; TRIALKYLTIN COMPOUNDS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CONNACHT; COUNTY DUBLIN; COUNTY GALWAY; DUBLIN BAY; EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; LEINSTER; OMEY ISLAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CRASSOSTREA GIGAS; GASTROPODA; MOLLUSCA; NUCELLA LAPILLUS; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 69049083464     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/08-384.1     Document Type: Article

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