Butyltin Compounds in Tissues.

Abstract

Marine organisms exposed to organotin antifoulants accumulate solvent extractable tin in their tissues. Accumulation in oysters does not appear to reach an equilibrium after 60 days of exposure, while fish appear to be able to deal with tributyltin fairly efficiently. Depuration of tributyltin in oysters occurs at 5 percent/day to give a calculated half-life of about 2 weeks.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA171040

Entities

People

  • Carol A. Dooley

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alcohols
  • Aquatic Organisms
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Chromatography
  • Detection
  • Ecology
  • Gas Chromatography
  • Grignard Reagents
  • Mass Spectra
  • Mass Spectrometers
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Mass Spectroscopy
  • Organometallic Compounds
  • Spectra
  • Spectrometry
  • Tissue Extracts

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Aquatic Ecology