Tributyltin pollution: The catastrophe that never happened

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 629-636

  Evans, S M ^a  

^a Dove Marine Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFOULING AGENT; TRIBUTYLTIN;

ANTIFOULING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; MARINE POLLUTION; TRIBUTYLTIN;

COST; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISASTER; LAW; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MOLLUSC; NONHUMAN; OYSTER; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; SHIPPING; SHORT SURVEY; TISSUE LEVEL; WATER POLLUTION;

MOLLUSCA;

EID: 0032874715     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(99)00040-5     Document Type: Article

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