Seasonal variations in degradation of tributyltin in the brest naval harbour waters in relation to water temperature and insolation

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 175-181

  Chaumery, C J ^a   Michel, P ^b  

^a INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE EUROPÉEN DE LA MER   (France)

^b Institut Franais de Recherche Pour l'Exploitation de la Mer   (France)

Author keywords

Degradation; Monitoring; Organotin; Sea water

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; INSECTICIDES; MONITORING; ORGANOMETALLICS; PHOTOLYSIS; SEAWATER; TEMPERATURE;

DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; ORGANOTINS; RESIDENCE TIME; SAMPLING DATES; SEASONAL CHANGES; SEASONAL VARIATION; TRIBUTYLTIN; WATER TEMPERATURES;

PHOTODEGRADATION;

DIBUTYLTIN; SEA WATER; TRIBUTYLTIN;

DEGRADATION; HARBOR; INSOLATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; TRIBUTYLTIN; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRANCE; HEAT STROKE; MEAN RESIDENCE TIME; NAVY; PHOTOLYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUNLIGHT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER TEMPERATURE;

BREST; BRITTANY; FRANCE;

EID: 0035084771     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593332208618291     Document Type: Article

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