| Description |
xvi, 301 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Series |
Cambridge environmental chemistry series ; 8 |
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Cambridge environmental chemistry series ; 8
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| Contents |
1. The tributyltin debate: ocean transportation versus seafood harvesting / Stephen J. de Mora -- 2. Industrial manufacture and applications of tributyltin compounds / R. F. Bennett -- 3. The analysis of butylated tin compounds in the environment and in biological materials / Ph. Quevauviller -- 4. The occurrence, fate and toxicity of tributylin and its degradation products in fresh water environments / R. James Maguire -- 5. The distribution and fate of tributyltin in the marine environment / Graeme Batley -- 6. Biological effects of tributyltin on marine organisms / Claude Alzieu -- 7. TBT-induced imposex in neogastropod snails: masculinization to mass extinction / Peter E. Gibbs and Geoffrey W. Bryan -- 8. Environmental law and tributyltin in the environment / Klaus Bosselmann -- 9. The efficacy of legislation in controlling tributyltin in the marine environment / Carol Stewart |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online version of the print title |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web |
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System requirements: Internet connectivity, World Wide Web browser, and Adobe Acrobat reader |
| Subject |
Tributyltin -- Environmental aspects.
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Tributyltin -- Toxicology.
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Water -- Pollution -- Law and legislation.
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| Author |
De Mora, S. J.
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| LC no. |
96001585 |
| ISBN |
0521470463 (hardback) |
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