Organotin pollution at Arraial do Cabo, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil: increasing levels after the TBT ban

Organotin pollution at Arraial do Cabo, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil: increasing levels after the TBT ban

Imposex, an endocrine disruption phenomenon, is a biomarker of tributyltin (TBT) exposure in marine gastropod populations. The occurrence and intensity of the syndrome in populations of the neogastropod Stramonita haemastoma were ascertained at nine sampling stations in October 2008 at Arraial do Ca...

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Main Authors: Raquel Toste, Marcos Antônio Fernandez, Igor de Araújo Pessoa, Mateus Alves Parahyba, Marina Pereira Dore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2011-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Oceanography
Subjects:
Imposex
Stramonita haemastoma
Porto do Forno
Organoestânicos
Forno Harbor
Organotins
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