Imposex in whelks (Buccinum undatum) from the open North Sea: Relation to shipping traffic intensities

Hallers-Tjabbes, Cato C. ten; Kemp, John; Boon, Jan P.

doi:10.1016/0025-326x(94)90156-2

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“…These compounds are persistent in silty anaerobic marine sediments and can cause toxic effects in marine life (Daan et al 1992;Ten Hallers et al 1994;Brouwer et al 1989;Wolfe et al 1998). Bioaccumulation is a particular phenomenon for PCBs and mercury.…”

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Contaminants of Concern in Dutch Marine Harbor Sediments

Stronkhorst

Hattum

2003

Arch Environ Contam Toxicol

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Contaminants of Concern in Dutch Marine Harbor Sediments

Stronkhorst

Hattum

2003

Arch Environ Contam Toxicol

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“…In Europe several species have been proposed and validated for biomonitoring TBT contamination through the imposex response, notably: the muricids Nucella lapillus (L.) (Bryan et al 1986, Gibbs et al 1987, Gibbs & Bryan 1996, Ocenebra erinacea (L.) (Gibbs et al 1990, Gibbs 1996 and Ocinebrina aciculata (Lam.) (Oehlmann et al 1996); the nassariids Nassarius (Hinia) reticulatus (L.) (Stroben et al 1992a, Bryan et al 1993 and Nassarius (Hinia) incrassatus (Ström) ; the buccinid Buccinum undatum (L.) (Ten Hallers-Tjabbes et al 1994, Mensink et al 1996; the hydrobiid Hydrobia ulvae (Pennant) (Schulte-Oehlmann et al 1997, 1998; and the littorinid Littorina littorea (L.) (Bauer et al 1995(Bauer et al , 1997. Biomonitoring may overcome some difficulties related to the chemical measurement of TBT in the environment, mainly the large temporal variations in the concentrations of this compound at fixed locations and the fact that it can be biologically effective at concentrations below the limit of detection.…”

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Comparison of imposex and intersex development in four prosobranch species for TBT monitoring of a southern European estuarine system (Ria de Aveiro, NW Portugal)

Barroso¹,

Moreira²,

Gibbs³

2000

Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.

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The prosobranchs Nucella lapillus, Nassarius reticulatus, Hydrobia ulvae and Littorina littorea were sampled from May to July 1998 at 45 stations in the Ria de Aveiro (NW Portugal) and the adjacent coastal zone. The distribution patterns of these populations were related to the salinity gradients. The tributyltin (TBT) concentration in the water was determined for 17 stations spread over the study area during a neap tide in July 1998 and varied from 9 to 42 ng Sn l

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“…d e Mora 1996), since there is increasing evidence that the painting of larger vessels is of more environmental concern than previously envisaged. This applies to protected ports and surrounding areas (Smith 1996, Harding et al 1997, Minchin et al 1997 as well as to offshore waters (Iwata et al 1994, Yamada et al 1997) and bottoms (Ten Hallers-Tjabbes et al 1994, lde et al 1997.…”

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Ubiquitous imposex and organotin bioaccumulation in gastropods Nucella lapillus from Galicia (NW Spain):a possible effect of nearshore shipping

Ruiz¹,

Quintela²,

Barreiro³

1998

Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.

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A survey was conducted during the summer of 1996 to assess the expression, extent and impact of hnposex (a set of sexual anomalies) in 37 populations of Nucella lapillusspread over the Galician coastline (NW Spain); the bioaccumulation of several organotin (OT) species (monobutyltin. MBT; dibutyltin, DBT; tributyltin, TBT; and triphenyltin, TPhT) was also determined in 20 of those samples. While imposex, TBT (from 36 to 974 ng Sn g-' dry weight, ppb) and DBT (from 169 to 909 ppb) were detected in every sample examined, MBT (from 65 to 387 ppb) and TPhT (from 39 to 250 ppb) were quantifiable in only 15 and 11 of them, respectively. lmposex was found to have led to frequent female sterilisation in most of the populations of this intertidal gastropod, although none of them is considered to be at risk of extinction. This may be partially due to the observation that these specimens appear more resistant to the sterilising effect of TBT than northern congeners. Fishing and merchant fleets are thought to be the dominant sources of OT pollution within embayments, with pleasure boats being of lesser importance. In addition, the characteristic pattern of OT body residues [i.e. undetectable TPhT and low TBT/(TBT+DBT) ratio] indicates that imposex in several open coast populations may stem from nearshore merchant shipping via the horizontal transport of paint leachates.

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Imposex in whelks (Buccinum undatum) from the open North Sea: Relation to shipping traffic intensities

Cited by 157 publications

References 5 publications

Contaminants of Concern in Dutch Marine Harbor Sediments

Contaminants of Concern in Dutch Marine Harbor Sediments

Comparison of imposex and intersex development in four prosobranch species for TBT monitoring of a southern European estuarine system (Ria de Aveiro, NW Portugal)

Ubiquitous imposex and organotin bioaccumulation in gastropods Nucella lapillus from Galicia (NW Spain):a possible effect of nearshore shipping

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