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Gregory Herbert wrote:
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> This may be old news for some, but I've found several articles which
> explain why N. lapillus is declining or extinct from Norway. A
> xenobiotic, tributyltin (TBT), used as a biocide in boat antifouling
> paints and also in paper and textile mills as well as breweries
> contaminates waters and has been found to be the cause of sterilization in
> many species including N. lapillus, N. lamellosa, N. lima, Urosalpinx
> cinerea, Ocenebra erinacea, Hinia reticulata, Trivia arctica and Trivia
> monacha.
Hi Gregory and all,
TBT as used on boat antifouling treatment has also been reported here in
Malta as having had the same effect on Trunculus trunculus.
Constantine.
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