Abstract:With the increase in fish production in fish farming systems, mainly tilapia, the use of the hormone 17α-methyltestosterone (MT) as an inducer of the masculinization of fry has grown together. The probability of contamination of natural resources also tends to increase, and there is no Brazilian law that regulates the content of this hormone in waters. The study of the interaction of the hormone with the typical soil of the producing regions is essential to understand the factors that influence its adsorption.… Show more
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