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Use of Antifouling Paints on Ship Hulls over Past Four Decades and Consequent Imposex: A Review

Journal: International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR) (Vol.4, No. 1)

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Page : 1743-1746

Keywords : shipping traffic; antifouling paints; gastropods; endocrine disruption;

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Abstract

Review provides the historic stance, general overview of gastropod populations being served as biosensors and developments in imposex detection. Typically muricoid species belonging to genus Nucella and Thais have been found to be good bioindicators globally. Although up to seven (7) imposex developmental stages have been described based on organotin accumulation by an organism and resultant morphological expression (penis and vas deferens development in females) due to endocrine disruption and steroidal imbalance. From Pakistan phenomenon of imposex has been described in nine (9) species of meso and neogasrtropods. Imposex stages 1-4 and 4+ have been found in examined muricids, bursid and buccinid species which revealed the moderate contamination effects on gastropod populations found along the Pakistan coast. Some archaeogastropods from Japan and Pakistan have also been tested respectively for reproductive fitness due to possible contamination effects.

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