Tributyltin: case study of an environmental contaminant

Abstract

Preface 1. The tributyltin debate: ocean transportation versus seafood harvesting S. 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 biological materials Ph. Quevauviller 4. The occurrence, fate and toxicity of tributyltin and its degradation products in fresh water environments R. J. Maguire 5. The distribution and fate of tributyltin in the marine environment G. Batley 6. Biological effects of tributyltin on marine organisms C. Alzieu 7. TBT-induced imposex in neogastropod snails: masculinization to mass extinction P. E. Gibbs and G. Bryan 8. Environmental law and tributyltin in the environment K. Bosselmann 9. The efficacy of legislation controlling tributyltin in the marine environment C. Stewart Index.