Tributyltin : Case Study of an Environmental Contaminant (Paperback)

Preface; 1. The tributyltin debate: ocean transportation versus seafood harvesting S. J. de Mora; 2. Industrial manufacture and applications of tributyltin compounds R. F. Bennett; 3. The analysis of butylated tin compounds in the environment and biological materials Ph. Quevauviller; 4. The occurrence, fate and toxicity of tributyltin and its degradation products in fresh water environments R. J. Maguire; 5. The distribution and fate of tributyltin in the marine environment G. Batley; 6. Biological effects of tributyltin on marine organisms C. Alzieu; 7. TBT-induced imposex in neogastropod snails: masculinization to mass extinction P. E. Gibbs and G. Bryan; 8. Environmental law and tributyltin in the environment K. Bosselmann; 9. The efficacy of legislation controlling tributyltin in the marine environment C. Stewart; Index.