Chemical pollution is considered a factor that may threaten marine protected areas (MPAs),
and recent studies have found contamination and associated biological effects in some …

Certain environmental chemicals could cause the feminization of males and/or the
masculinization of females in organisms, and such phenomena are generally called …

Protected areas (PAs) are dedicated and managed to achieve long-term conservation of
nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values. However, few studies have …

Tributyltin (TBT) is a toxic organotin compound that belongs to the group of Persistent
Organic Pollutants (POPs) and it is documented to cause severe sexual disorders …

The imposex incidence and TBT pollution were investigated along 4,700 km of Argentinean
coast, including city harbors and proximal zones without marine traffic. We analyzed 1805 …

Organotin compounds are toxic substances released into the marine environment from
antifouling paints. Sixty-two years following their first application and 9 years after the …

We investigated the occurrence of imposex in gastropods from the coastal waters of
mainland China from November 1999 to July 2004. Imposex was found in 30 species from 8 …

The Ligurian Sea is a deep basin in the northernmost sector of the western Mediterranean
which shows peculiar hydrodynamic and meteo-oceanographic features. The coasts of the …

This study aimed to evaluate the sediment quality in a Ramsar site located in the Southeast
Brazil, by using several lines of evidence (LOEs). Chemical and sedimentological analyses …

Marine protected areas (MPAs) are vulnerable to many pressures, including pollution.
However, environmental quality monitoring in these areas traditionally relies on only water …