Implications of the ban on organotins for protection of global coastal and marine ecology

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 90, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Sonak, Sangeeta ^a   Pangam, Prajwala ^a   Giriyan, Asha ^a   Hawaldar, Kavita ^a  

^a THE ENERGY AND RESOURCES INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

AFS Convention; Environmental impacts; Implications; Organotin based antifouling paints; Regulations; TBT

Indexed keywords

ANTIFOULING PAINT; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; ORGANOMETALLICS; SHIPS;

AFS CONVENTION; FOULING ORGANISMS; IMPLICATION; LARGE AMOUNTS; MARINE ECOLOGY; ORGANOTIN-BASED ANTIFOULING PAINT; ORGANOTINS; REGULATION; SHIPPING INDUSTRY; TRIBUTYL TIN;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ANTIFOULING AGENT; ORGANOTIN COMPOUND; TRIBUTYLTIN;

ANTIFOULING AGENT; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE POLICY; ORGANOTIN COMPOUND; SHIPPING; TRIBUTYLTIN;

ARTICLE; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FOULING CONTROL; HEALTH HAZARD; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; SEASHORE; SHIP; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WORKSHOP;

EID: 57149139549     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2008.08.017     Document Type: Article

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