Imposex and organotin prevalence in a European post-legislative scenario: Temporal trends from 2003 to 2008

Chemosphere

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 566-573

  Sousa, Ana ^a,b   Laranjeiro, Filipe ^a   Takahashi, Shin ^b   Tanabe, Shinsuke ^b   Barroso, Carlos M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

EC Regulation 782 2003; Nassarius reticulatus; Portuguese coast; Sterility; Tributyltin

Indexed keywords

ANTIFOULING PAINT; ORGANOMETALLICS; POLLUTION; TISSUE;

EC REGULATION 782/2003; NASSARIUS RETICULATUS; PORTUGUESE COAST; STERILITY; TRIBUTYLTIN;

LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

DIBUTYLTIN; ORGANOTIN COMPOUND; TRIBUTYLTIN;

BUTYLTIN; COASTAL ZONE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; IMPOSEX; MOLLUSC; ORGANOTIN COMPOUND; PARAMETERIZATION; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; STERILITY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; COASTAL WATERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; INFERTILITY; MARINE SNAIL; NASSARIUS RETICULATUS; NONHUMAN; PORTUGAL; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SEA POLLUTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

NASSARIUS RETICULATUS;

EID: 70349200617     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.06.049     Document Type: Article

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