Tin has a larger number of its organometallic derivatives in commercial use than any other
element. This has given rise to an increase of the worldwide production of organotin …

Identification of ecosystem services, ie the contributions that ecosystems make to human
well‐being, has proven instrumental in galvanising public and political support for …

The ecological role and importance of molluscs as one of the most species-rich phyla of the
animal kingdom are briefly summarised with special emphasis on certain characteristics …

Tributyltin (TBT)-based antifouling paints have been successfully used for over 40years to
protect a ship's hull from biofouling. However, due to its high toxicity to marine organisms …

Analytical procedures reported over the last 10 years for the determination of organotin
compounds in sediment and biota have been critically reviewed in terms of sample …

The potential application of the Comet assay for monitoring genotoxicity in the freshwater
mussel Dreissena polymorpha was explored and a preliminary investigation was …

The effects of two suspected endocrine‐disrupting chemicals, the xeno‐androgens
triphenyltin (TPT) and tributyltin (TBT), were investigated in a new whole‐sediment biotest …

An extensive study on the presence of nine organotin compounds (OTs) in a freshwater
foodweb was made, using newly developed analytical procedures in order to obtain insight …

In laboratory experiments the effects of suspected endocrine disrupting chemicals on
freshwater and marine prosobranch species were analysed. In this second of three …

MATERIALS AND METHODS Two marinas and one reference site were chosen in Lake
Geneva (Figure 2). The reference site was at Buchillon, 17 km from Lausanne, well away …