Imposex and butyltin concentrations in snails from the lagoon of Bizerta (Northern Tunisia)

Marine Biology Research

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 600-607

  Lahbib, Youssef ^a   Abidli, Sami ^a   Chiffoleau, Jean Francois ^b   Averty, Bernard ^b   Trigui El Menif, Najoua ^a  

^a University of Carthage   (Tunisia)

^b IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

Bioindicators; Gastropods; Organotins; Southern mediterranean

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOINDICATOR; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GASTROPOD; IMPOSEX; LAGOON; POLLUTION MONITORING; SNAIL; TIN;

BIZERTE; BIZERTE CHANNEL; BIZERTE LAGOON; TUNISIA;

CYCLOPE NERITEA; GASTROPODA; HEXAPLEX TRUNCULUS; NASSARIUS MUTABILIS; STRAMONITA HAEMASTOMA;

EID: 77957888113     PISSN: 17451000     EISSN: 17451019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17451000903437075     Document Type: Article

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