Ecological and human health risks associated with organotin contamination in the marine environment of Hong Kong and Shenzhen, China
Organotin compounds (OTs), in particular tributyltin (TBT) and triphenyltin (TPT), have caused widespread adverse effects on marine organisms ever since their wide application as biocides in 1960s. For instance, TBT can induce the abnormal development of imposex in marine gastropods, and inhibit dev...
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The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong)
2015
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/208427 |