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Tributyltin levels in French Mediterranean coastal waters
Author(s) -
Alzieu Claude,
Michel Pierre,
Sanjuan Jane,
Averty Bernard
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
applied organometallic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.53
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1099-0739
pISSN - 0268-2605
DOI - 10.1002/aoc.590040110
Subject(s) - tributyltin , mariculture , mediterranean climate , seawater , environmental chemistry , contamination , chemistry , harbour , mediterranean sea , oceanography , pollution , fishery , environmental science , ecology , fish <actinopterygii> , aquaculture , biology , geology , computer science , programming language
Tributyltin (TBT) and its degradation products were measured in seawater samples in 1988 and 1989 at different locations of the French Mediterranean coast, including harbours, marinas and mariculture areas. Higher levels of TBT contamination were found in harbour (2–833 ng dm −3 ) and marina waters (18–736 ng dm −3 ) compared with mariculture areas (<2–111 ng dm −3 ). Geographical distribution of TBT degradation products showed that a TBT hot spot finally results in a diffuse contamination of dibutyltin (DBT) and monobutyltin (MBT), even far distant from input areas.