Rosiane Aparecida Miranda, Daniel Galinis Vieira Lima, Luana Lopes de Souza, Beatriz Souza da Silva, Iala Milene Bertasso, Lilian Guedes Meyer, Camila Lüdke Rossetti, Reinaldo Röpke Junior, Leandro Miranda-Alves, Egberto Gaspar de Moura, Patricia Cristina Lisboa
Tributyltin (TBT) is the chemical substance commonly used worldwide to prevent biofouling of vessels. Due to its ability to bioaccumulate and biomagnify, even after being banned, significant concentrations of TBT can be detected in sediment, affecting marine and human life. Although studies have shown that direct exposure to TBT alters physiological parameters in mammals, the relationship between exposure to TBT during pregnancy and lactation, considered critical windows for metabolic programming, has not been fully elucidated...
April 13, 2024: Environmental Pollution