The present study provides an overview and assessment of the metals and trace metals
registered in water, sediment, and biota in estuaries of the Equatorial Zone of the Brazilian …

The ship hulls are constantly subject to marine biofouling, wich results in a significantly
diminution in operational efficiency, rising the costs due to the increase of fuel consumption …

There are indications that the widespread use of organotin compounds (TBT and TPT) as
antifoulings, as stabilizers in plastic and as pesticides, has severely affected several species …

Imposex is the occurrence of male sexual features in female prosobranch mollusks exposed
to organotin compounds. Since imposex has measurable characteristics, it has been used …

The use of antifouling paints containing the biocide compound tributyltin (TBT) has been
shown as an inductor of imposex in neogastropods mollusks. Imposex is characterized by …

Imposex is the development of male sexual characteristics caused by the toxic effects of
some chemicals that acts as an endocrinal disruptor. Antifouling paints contain these …

Imposex is characterized by the development of masculine sexual organs in neogastropod
females. Almost 120 mollusk species are known to present imposex when exposed to …

Intersex is a sensitive biomarker of TBT exposure and effects in littorinid gastropods and
described for the mangrove periwinkle Littoraria angulifera for the first time in this study. The …

Through controlled exposure to tributyltin (TBT), the effects of season, size, and population
origin were evaluated on imposex incidence in Stramonita brasiliensis. Four experiments …

The populations of Buccinanops monilifer (Gastropoda: Nassariidae) from two different sites,
Mar del Plata (Buenos Aires province) and a close non-polluted locality (Mar Chiquita), are …