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DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.01.012
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-85044339661
论文题名:
First assessment of the effectiveness of the international convention on the control of harmful anti-fouling systems on ships in Tunisia using imposex in Hexaplex trunculus as biomarker
作者: Lahbib Y.; Abidli S.; Trigui-El Menif N.
刊名: Marine Pollution Bulletin
ISSN: 0025-326X
EISSN: 1879-3363
出版年: 2018
卷: 128
起始页码: 17
结束页码: 23
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Hexaplex trunculus ; Imposex ; Post-ban ; Tributyltin (TBT) ; Tunisia
Scopus学科分类: Agricultural and Biological Sciences: Aquatic Science ; Earth and Planetary Sciences: Oceanography ; Environmental Science: Pollution
英文摘要: The global ban on the use of tributyltin (TBT) forced in September 2008 was ratified in Tunisia as late as June 2011. In this context, the present study aims to highlight the consequences of TBT contamination by monitoring 22 Tunisian sites before (2007) and after the ban (2012 and 2016) using as biomarker the occurrence of imposex in Hexaplex trunculus. From 2004 to 2016, complete recovery from imposex was reported in 11 sites. All average imposex indices calculated for each sampling year also decreased: imposex incidence from 61 to 27%, VDSI from 2 to 0.7, and RPLI from 15.7 to 1.6%. Ecological Quality Ratios (EQR) revealed that the sampling sites are in moderate to good ecological status. Overall, the present study confirms the effectiveness of the enacted legislation in reducing the impact of TBT pollution along the Tunisian coast. © 2018 Elsevier Ltd
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标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/88404
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作者单位: Département de Biologie, Groupe de Malacologie Fondamentale et Appliquée (GMFA), Laboratoire de Biosurveillance de l'Environnement (LBE), Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, Université de Carthage, Zarzouna, Tunisia; Département de la Formation Technique et Appliquée, Institut Supérieur des Métiers du Patrimoine de Tunis, Université de Tunis, 10, Rue de Kélibia, Beb El Khadra, Tunis, Tunisia

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Lahbib Y.,Abidli S.,Trigui-El Menif N.. First assessment of the effectiveness of the international convention on the control of harmful anti-fouling systems on ships in Tunisia using imposex in Hexaplex trunculus as biomarker[J]. Marine Pollution Bulletin,2018-01-01,128
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