ISSN:
0268-2605
Keywords:
imposex
;
Japanese sea snails
;
organotin pollution
;
tributyltin (TBT)
;
triphenyltin (TPT)
;
Chemistry
;
Industrial Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
A country-wide survey and laboratory experiments on imposex (a superimposition of male sex organs on female sea snails) in Japanese sea snails were carried out: 38 species were observed to be affected by imposex. For the rock shell, Thais clavigera, the percentage occurrence of imposex was 100% at almost all sites surveyed. The degree of imposex seemed to be positively correlated with the concentrations of tributyltin (TBT) and triphenyltin (TPT) in the species. The results of laboratory experiments showed that imposex in T. clavigera was initiated and promoted by both TBT and TPT. Many oviduct-blocked individuals, which were thought to be sterile, were observed in T. clavigera at sites near marinas and harbours. The effects of organotin pollution on the population of T. clavigera were observed at the sites near marinas. From the results of the additional country-wide survey on imposex in T. clavigera during 1993-1995, serious organotin pollution and imposex symptoms in the species are still continuing in Japan. © 1997 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Additional Material:
5 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
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