Organotin pollution in China: An overview of the current state and potential health risk

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 90, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Cao, Dandan ^a,b   Jiang, Guibin ^a   Zhou, Qunfang ^a   Yang, Ruiqiang ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

China; Impact; Monitoring; Organotin; Pollution

Indexed keywords

ORGANOTIN COMPOUND;

ACCUMULATION RATE; BIOMARKER; HEALTH RISK; IMPOSEX; ORGANOTIN COMPOUND; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLLUTION MONITORING; TRIBUTYLTIN; URBAN POLLUTION;

CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MOLLUSC; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; REVIEW; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

MOLLUSCA;

EID: 57149133524     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2008.06.007     Document Type: Review

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