Imposex in Japanese gastropods (neogastropoda and mesogastropoda): Effects of tributyltin and triphenyltin from antifouling paints

In Japan, marine pollution by organotin compounds is serious and imposex is known to occur in marine gastropods. However, a detailed survey on imposex had not previously been conducted. The first country-wide survey and laboratory experiments on imposex in Japanese gastropods has now been carried out, and the results are reported herein.

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