Concentration of butyltin species in sediments associated with shipyard activity

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 237-243

  Page, D S ^a   Ozbal, C C ^a   Lanphear, M E ^a  

^a Bowdoin College   (United States)

Author keywords

DBT; Maine; Sediment; Shipyard; TBT

Indexed keywords

BUTYLTIN; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; TRIBUTYLTIN; DIBUTYLTIN;

ARTICLE; ECOTOXICOLOGY; LEACHING; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; SHIP; SOLUBILITY; UNITED STATES; CONTAMINATION; POLLUTION; SPECIES;

ANTIFOULING SUBSTANCES; BUTYLTIN; CONTAMINATION; DBT; INTERTIDAL SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT CONTAMINATION; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SHIPYARD; SHIPYARD ACTIVITY; TBT;

USA, MAINE; USA, MAINE, BOOTHBAY; USA, MAINE, PORTLAND;

EID: 0029668314     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0269-7491(95)00046-1     Document Type: Article

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