Tributyltin Compounds: Environmental Health Criteria Series No 116 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789241571166)

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.

Author: Who, Ilo, Une3p
ISBN-10: 9241571160
ISBN-13: 9789241571166
Publisher: World Health Organization
Language: English
Published: 01/01/1990
Pages: 276
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.58d