title: Toxicity and bioaccumulation of tributyltin and triphenyltin on oysters and rock shells collected from Taiwan maricuture area.
abstract: The present study was undertaken to evaluate the toxicity of tributyltin (TBT) on oysters (Crassostrea gigas) and bioaccumulation of TBT and triphenyltin (TPhT) on oysters and rock shells (Thais clavigera) from mariculture areas of Taiwan. When treated with concentrations of 0.08, 0.40, 2.00, 10.00 and 50.00 microg TBT/L, the 48-, 72-, 96- and 120-h LC50s of oysters were 44.6, 18.4, 17.9 and 14.3 microg TBT/L, respectively. In the bioaccumulation experiments, oysters and rock shells were exposed to various concentrations of organotins, i.e. A: control, B: 0.40 microg TBT/L, C: 0.40 microg TPhT/L, and D: 0.20 microg TBT/L + 0.20 microg TPhT/L. In general, TPhT was faster accumulated than TBT in both oysters and rock shells and oysters had a higher elimination capability than rock shells. Additionally, greater bioaccumulation and elimination rates had been observed in female oysters than males. To rock shells, the bioaccumulation rate of organotins in imposex females was greater than males and females.
authors.affiliation: National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, Biology Department, Checheng, Pentung, Taiwan. pjmeng@nmmba.gov.tw
authors.forename: Pei-Jie
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.forename: Jih-Terng
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Li-Lian
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Ming-Hui
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Tsu-Chang
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Hung
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005260:Female; D049851:Gastropoda / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D007928:Lethal Dose 50; D008297:Male; D009947:Organotin Compounds / Q000493:pharmacokinetics* / Q000633:toxicity*; D010125:Ostreidae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D013624:Taiwan; D014220:Trialkyltin Compounds / Q000493:pharmacokinetics* / Q000633:toxicity*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000633:toxicity
chemical_list: D009947:Organotin Compounds; D014220:Trialkyltin Compounds; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; C011559:tributyltin; C030665:triphenyltin