Pollution and zoobenthos
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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 in the Wadden Sea and the Eastern Scheldt bay. International ban in 2003, remove all TBT by 2008 [2]
Heavy metal content of mussels in the Western Scheldt estuary
Common starfish can act as a bioindicator for heavy metal pollution
Heavy metals in various Belgian benthic invertebrates
Effects of heavy metals on the sperm quality and the larvae survival of sea urchins
Effects of copper-based antifouling paints on brine shrimp
TBT and intersex in periwinkles
PCBs and organochlorine pesticides in Belgian shrimp- ↑ 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
