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Monitoring the effectiveness of the European tributyltin regulation on the Basque coast (northern Spain) by assessing imposex in two gastropod species (Nassarius reticulatus and Nassarius nitidus)

Nagore CuevasMarine Research Division, AZTI-Tecnalia, Sukarrieta, SpainCorrespondence[email protected]
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José Ignacio García AlonsoDepartment of Physical and Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
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Joana LarretaMarine Research Division, AZTI-Tecnalia, Pasaia, Spain
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José Germán RodríguezMarine Research Division, AZTI-Tecnalia, Pasaia, Spain
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Cristina SariegoServicio de Espectrometría de Masas, SCT's, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
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Izaskun ZoritaMarine Research Division, AZTI-Tecnalia, Pasaia, Spain
Pages 636-642 | Received 17 Dec 2013, Accepted 07 Feb 2014, Published online: 21 Mar 2014

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