| Literature DB >> 17459467 |
Aricelso Maia Limaverde1, Angela de L Rebello Wagener, Marcos A Fernandez, Arthur de L Scofield, Ricardo Coutinho.
Abstract
Stramonita haemastoma was investigated as a suitable bioindicator of TBT and TPhT contamination in the tropical Atlantic Ocean by: 1. Imposex induction in healthy females after inoculation with TBT and TPhT in the laboratory; and 2. Determining incidence of imposex in S. haemastoma collected from areas with various levels of tributyltin (TBT) and triphenyltin (TPhT) and determining the concentrations of these chemical in its tissues and that of its prey, the mussell Perna pernas. Imposex intensities and organotin concentrations in tissues showed good correlation, indicating S. haemastoma as a reliable bioindicator of TBT and TPhT contamination in coastal waters. Body burden threshold of TBT and TPhT for imposex induction was estimated to be 10-20 ng g(-1).Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID： 17459467 DOI： 10.1016/j.marenvres.2007.03.001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mar Environ Res ISSN： 0141-1136 Impact factor: 3.130