Imposex induction in laboratory reared juvenile Buccinum undatum by tributyltin (TBT).

Here we report a series of experiments on the development and occurrence of imposex in the common whelk, Buccinum undatum, under the influence of (chronic) exposure to butyltin compounds. The main objective of the experiments was to obtain more information about the effects of organotin compounds in the marine environment, which possibly relate to the reported decline of B. undatum in Dutch coastal waters.