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Tributyltin compounds.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Environmental health criteria ; 116.
- Environmental health criteria ; 116
- Language:
- English
- French
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Trialkyltin Compounds--adverse effects.
- Trialkyltin Compounds--toxicity.
- Medical Subjects:
- Trialkyltin Compounds--adverse effects.
- Trialkyltin Compounds--toxicity.
- Physical Description:
- 273 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Geneva : World Health Organization, 1990.
- Summary:
- Evaluates risks to human health and the environment posed by the use of tributyltin compounds as molluscicides, as antifoulants on boats, ships, quays, buoys, and equipment in the fishing industry, as wood preservatives, and as slimicides on masonry. These compounds pose a particular threat to the marine environment in view of their documented high toxicity to aquatic organisms, including commercially important shellfish.
- Notes:
- "Published under the joint sponsorship of the United Nations Environment Programme, the International Labour Organisation, and the World Health Organization."
- On cover : IPCS International Programme on Chemical Safety.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- In English with French and Spanish summaries.
- ISBN:
- 9241571160
- OCLC:
- 25677427
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