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Imposex Incidence in Gastropod Species from Santa Marta Coastal Zone, Colombian Caribbean Sea
Imposex is a phenomenon widely associated with environmental exposure to organotin compounds which were quite common components of antifouling paints...
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Worldwide Occurrence of Organotins from Antifouling Paints and Effects in the Aquatic Environment
Organotins belong to the most toxic pollutants for aquatic life known so far. Widespread contamination of harbors and areas with high ship**...
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Pathological evidence in Plicopurpura pansa associated with the stranding of a bulk carrier ship during Hurricane “Patricia” in the Mexican Central Pacific
Due to the effects of Hurricane Patricia (2015), the bulk freighter “El Llanitos” ran aground in the rocky intertidal zone of Colima, Mexico. We...
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Development, Occurrence and Regulationof Antifouling Paint Biocides: Historical Review and Future Trends
Antifouling agents have been used on ships since the ancient Roman and Greek civilizations. A brief history is provided through to the demise of...
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Expression variations of two retinoid signaling pathway receptors in the rotifer Brachionus calyciflorus exposed to three endocrine disruptors
Endocrine disruption compounds (EDC) are known to affect reproduction, development, and growth of exposed organisms. Although in vertebrates, EDCs...
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Current Status of Antifouling Biocides Contamination in the Seto Inland Sea, Japan
A monitoring survey of antifouling biocides was conducted in the Harima Nada Sea and Osaka Bay of the Seto Inland Sea, Japan to assess contamination...
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Fate simulation and risk assessment of TBT and TPhT considering water level fluctuations in the TGR before and after AFS Convention implementation in China
BackgroundThe Three Gorges Reservoir (TGR) is the largest freshwater reservoir in China. Previous studies showed that organotin pollution is present...
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A temporal and spatial monitoring of organotin pollution in a harborside region of Brazil by imposex and ecological quality ratio using Leucozonia nassa
This study represents the first use of Leucozonia nassa (Mollusca-Gastropoda) in a program of long-term monitoring. Specimens of L . nassa were...
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Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Mediterranean Sea
Information on levels of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the different biotic (e.g. bivalves, fish, marine mammals and sea birds) and abiotic...
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Assessing the spatiotemporal occurrence and ecological risk of antifouling biocides in a Brazilian estuary
Diuron and Irgarol are common antifouling biocides used in paints to prevent the attachment and growth of fouling organisms on ship hulls and other...
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Posidonia oceanica (L.) (Delile, 1813) extracts as a potential booster biocide in fouling-release coatings
Since the banning of tributyltin, the addition of inorganic (metal oxides) and organic (pesticides, herbicides) biocides in antifouling paint has...
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Substances of emerging concern in Baltic Sea water: Review on methodological advances for the environmental assessment and proposal for future monitoring
The Baltic Sea is among the most polluted seas worldwide. Anthropogenic contaminants are mainly introduced via riverine discharge and atmospheric...
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Imposex in Reishia clavigera as an Indicator to Assess Recovery of TBT Pollution After a Total Ban in South Korea
The temporal changes in the frequency and degree of imposex and tributyltin (TBT) levels in gastropod ( Reishia clavigera ) were evaluated in **hae...
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Commentary: Assessing the endocrine disrupting effects of chemicals on invertebrates in the European Union
Evidence from both laboratory and field studies has shown that currently used synthetic and naturally occurring chemical substances may potentially...
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Toxicity of antifouling biocides on planktonic and benthic neotropical species
Organotin-based (OTs: TBT and TPT) antifouling paints have been banned worldwide, but recent inputs have been detected in tropical coastal areas....
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Organotin compounds (OTs) in surface sediments, bivalves and algae from the Russian coast of the Barents Sea (Kola Peninsula) and the Fram Strait (Svalbard Archipelago)
Organotin pollution in components of benthic ecosystems was investigated in 2019 in the Barents Sea (South shore, Kola Peninsula) and the Fram Strait...
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Bisphenol A effects on the host Biomphalaria alexandrina and its parasite Schistosoma mansoni
AbstractBisphenol A (BPA) is one of the most potent endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) that adversely affect aquatic organisms. The present...
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Chemistry and Fate of Organotin Antifouling Biocides in the Environment
Organotin antifouling paints are degraded relatively rapidly in seawater mainly by microorganisms, but they have high affinities to sediment and...
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Contamination by Organotins and Its Population-Level Effects Involved by Imposex in Prosobranch Gastropods
A history of the production and use of organotin compounds is briefly introduced. The worldwide use of tributyltin (TBT)- or triphenyltin...
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Occurrence of tumors among gastropods Plicopurpura pansa (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda) in the Port of Manzanillo, Mexico
In order to evaluate the health of Plicopurpura pansa , a species considered vulnerable, a population of this gastropod living in proximity to the...
