Occurrence of organotin compounds in the Canadian aquatic environment five years after the regulation of antifouling uses of tributyltin

Water Quality Research Journal of Canada

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 453-521

  Chau, Y K ^a   Maguire, R J ^a   Brown, M ^a   Yang, F ^a   Batchelor, S P ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Butyltin; Canada; Environment; Occurrence; Organotin; Sewage

Indexed keywords

ANTIFOULING PAINT; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; SEDIMENTS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; TOXICITY;

ORGANOTIN; TRIBUTYLTIN;

WATER QUALITY;

EID: 0031389101     PISSN: 12013080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wqrj.1997.029     Document Type: Article

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