Tributyltin contamination in bivalves from United States coastal estuaries.

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dc.call-noAcc# 1407en_US
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dc.contributor.authorWade, T.L.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGarcia-Romero, B.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBrooks, J.M.en_US
dc.contributor.otherEnvironmental Science and Technologyen_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T16:50:03Z
dc.date.available2010-02-15T16:50:03Z
dc.date.issued1988en_US
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dc.descriptionp. 1488-1493.en_US
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dc.description.abstractMost oysters and mussels from U.S. coastal waters are contaminated with tributyltin (TBT) and its less toxic breakdown products (dibutyltin and monobutyltin). The concentrations of TBTs range from <5 to 1560 (366 av.) ng of Sn g-1 dry weight as tin and account on average for 74% of the tin present as butyltins. Replicate oyster samples from a specific site concentrate TBT to the same level. Concentrations of TBT found in oysters varied both spacially and temporally. Both oysters and mussels concentrate TBT from their environment and are therefore excellent sentinel organisms to monitor the environmental levels of TBT available to marine organisms.en_US
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dc.geo-codeTexas coasten_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/19158
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dc.locationGBIC Collection file roomen_US
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dc.relation.ispartofseries1407.00en_US
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dc.subjectchemical pollutionen_US
dc.subjectchemical pollutantsen_US
dc.subjecttributyltin (TBT)en_US
dc.subjectmarine molluscsen_US
dc.subjectenvironmental effectsen_US
dc.subjectpollution effectsen_US
dc.subjectoystersen_US
dc.subjectmusselsen_US
dc.subjectbioaccumulationen_US
dc.subjectindicator speciesen_US
dc.titleTributyltin contamination in bivalves from United States coastal estuaries.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.universityen_US
dc.vol-issue22(12)en_US

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