Contamination of Mediterranean (Côte d'Azur) coastal waters by organotins and Irgarol 1051 used in antifouling paints

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 335-341

  Tolosa, I ^a   Readman, J W ^a   Blaevoet, A ^a   Ghilini, S ^a   Bartocci, J ^a   Horvat, M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFOULING AGENT; DIBUTYLTIN; ORGANOTIN COMPOUND; PAINT; TRIAZINE; TRIBUTYLTIN;

ARTICLE; ECOTOXICOLOGY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; RISK FACTOR; SEA POLLUTION; SHIPPING;

ANTIFOULING PAINT; ANTIFOULING SUBSTANCES; ECOTOXICOLOGICAL RISK; IRGAROL 1051; MARINE POLLUTION; ORGANOTINS; POLLUTION SURVEYS; TRIBUTYLTIN;

FRANCE, PROVENCE, COTE D'AZUR; MEDITERRANEAN SEA, COTE D'AZUR;

EID: 0029668538     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0025-326X(96)00013-6     Document Type: Article

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