Organotins and imposex in the rock shell, Thais clavigera, from oyster mariculture areas in Taiwan

摘要

The amounts of organotin compounds such as butyltins [∑BTs: tributyl- (TBT), dibutyl- (DBT), monobutyl- (MBT)] and phe- nyltins [∑PhTs: triphenyl- (TPhT), diphenyl- (DPhT) and monophenyl- (MPhT)] in rock shells, Thais clavigera, from the northern (Shiangsan), central (Lukang) and southern (Chiku) Taiwan oyster mariculture areas varied with season and location.