International Journal of Oceanography

Research Article

Assessing the Continuous Impact of Tributyltin from Antifouling Paints in a Brazilian Mangrove Area Using Intersex in Littoraria angulifera (Lamarck, 1822) as Biomarker

Table 1

Results obtained for Littoraria angulifera to the sites. Sex ratio = no. male/no female; ISI: intersex index. (RS: reference site).
SitesNo. femaleNo. maleSex ratio% IntersexISI averageShell length (mm)
100————
211100.9190.912.72
325150.608.002.00
416221.386.252.00
523160.7034.782.00
622180.820.00—
710303.0050.002.00
819211.1131.582.00
916241.5037.502.65
1017231.3535.292.00
1125150.600.00—
1223170.7417.392.00
1316181.1318.752.00
1421150.719.522.00
1517171.000.00—
1617201.180.00—
1721190.9071.432.00
1821190.9085.712.00
1920201.0085.003.00
2027130.4881.483.00
RS24160.650.00—