BUTYLTINS IN ESTUARINE SEDIMENTS 2 YEARS AFTER TRIBUTYLTIN USE WAS RESTRICTED

被引：13

作者：

WUERTZ, S ^{[1
]}

MILLER, ME ^{[1
]}

DOOLITTLE, MM ^{[1
]}

BRENNAN, JF ^{[1
]}

COONEY, JJ ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] UNIV MASSACHUSETTS,DEPT PSYCHOL,BOSTON,MA 02125

来源：

CHEMOSPHERE | 1991年 / 22卷 / 12期

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D O I：

10.1016/0045-6535(91)90207-T

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

The highly toxic compound tributyltin (TBT) is the active agent in many effective antifouling paints. In 1988 the U.S. regulated its use in such paints. Sediments taken from four sites in Boston Harbor, MA., USA in the summer of 1990 were assayed for organotins. There was significantly less TBT at all sites in 1990 than there was in 1988. Dibutyltin (DBT) and monobutyltin (MBT), were also detected, confirming that TBT degradation occurs in the estuary. It is suggested that the decreases are due to biological and/or chemical mechanisms rather than to photochemical reactions or transport away from the sites on resuspended particulate matter.

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页码：1113 / 1120

页数：8

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