Tributyltin distribution in the coastal environment of Peninsular Malaysia

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 209-216

  Tong, S L ^a   Pang, F Y ^a   Phang, S M ^a   Lai, H C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Bivalves; Coastal waters; Sediments; Tributyltin; Tropical waters

Indexed keywords

SEA WATER; TRIBUTYLTIN;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; MALAYSIA; MOLLUSC; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SAMPLING;

ANTIFOULING SUBSTANCES; COASTAL WATERS; DISTRIBUTION; TRIBUTYLTIN;

MALAYSIA;

BIVALVIA; MUSCULISTA SENHOUSIA;

EID: 0029668801     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0269-7491(95)00048-8     Document Type: Article

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