Assessment of imposex in the common whelk, Buccinun undatum (L.) from the Eastern Scheldt, The Netherlands
Mensink, B.P.; ten Hallers-Tjabbes, C.C.; Kralt, J. (1996). Assessment of imposex in the common whelk, Buccinun undatum (L.) from the Eastern Scheldt, The Netherlands. Mar. Environ. Res. 41(4): 315-325. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0141-1136(95)00022-4
Several cruises were carried out on the Eastern Scheldt between September 1992 and March 1995 to study the frequency and appearance of imposex in the common whelk, Buccinun undatum (L.). Incidences of imposex were always greater than 90 percent. Tissue organotin concentrations of animals collected in February 1995 showed the highest organotin concentrations in the digestive gland and lowest in the foot of the animals. Concentrations of phenyltin compounds were much higher than those of butyltin compounds.
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