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TBT nearly caused collaps of oyster farms of Arcachon bay in France<ref>http://www.vliz.be/imis/imis.php?module=ref&refid=120882</ref> | TBT nearly caused collaps of oyster farms of Arcachon bay in France<ref>http://www.vliz.be/imis/imis.php?module=ref&refid=120882</ref> | ||
| − | TBT causes imposex in gastropods, which affects female strility. as a consequence many gastropods became extinct. International ban in 2003, remove all TBT by 2008 <ref>De Wolf, H.; Handa, C.; Backeljau, T.; Blust, R. (2004). A baseline survey of intersex in Littorina littorea along the Scheldt Estuary, The Netherlands. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 48(5-6): 592-596</ref> | + | TBT causes imposex in gastropods, which affects female strility. as a consequence many gastropods became locally extinct. International ban in 2003, remove all TBT by 2008 <ref>De Wolf, H.; Handa, C.; Backeljau, T.; Blust, R. (2004). A baseline survey of intersex in Littorina littorea along the Scheldt Estuary, The Netherlands. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 48(5-6): 592-596</ref> |
Revision as of 09:20, 15 July 2009
TBT nearly caused collaps of oyster farms of Arcachon bay in France[1]
TBT causes imposex in gastropods, which affects female strility. as a consequence many gastropods became locally extinct. International ban in 2003, remove all TBT by 2008 [2]
PCBs and organochlorine pesticides in Belgian shrimp
Heavy metal content of mussels in the Western Scheldt estuary
Common starfish can act as a bioindicator for heavy metal pollution
Effects of copper-based antifouling paints on brine shrimp
Effects of heavy metals on the sperm quality and the larvae survival of sea urchins
TBT and intersex in periwinkles- ↑ http://www.vliz.be/imis/imis.php?module=ref&refid=120882
- ↑ De Wolf, H.; Handa, C.; Backeljau, T.; Blust, R. (2004). A baseline survey of intersex in Littorina littorea along the Scheldt Estuary, The Netherlands. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 48(5-6): 592-596
