Editors:
- Written by leading researchers of environmental problems caused by antifouling biocides
- Includes extensive information concerning the fate and the effect of antifouling biocides
- Reflects recent advances in understanding of antifouling biocides in the environment, including behavior, toxicity, biological impacts, bioaccumulation, and regulation
- Provides readers with great insight into the chemistry and fate of these compounds in aquatic systems
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (25 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Overview of Antifouling Biocides
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Behavior of Organotin Compounds and Their Effects on Aquatic Organisms
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Distribution of Organotin Compounds in Aquatic Environments
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Organotin Compounds as Endocrine Disruptors
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Toxicity of Organotin Compounds in Aquatic Organisms
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Genetic and Physiological Impacts of Organotin Compounds
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Environmental Chemistry of Alternative Biocides
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Analytical Methods
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Monitoring of Alternative Biocides
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About this book
Organotin compounds, used as antifouling biocides since 1960, are chemical compounds that act as endocrine disrupters. It is not known how organotin compounds cause hormone disturbance, however, and many questions remain about their effect on aquatic organisms. Studies on organotin compounds have recently evolved, with many new findings reported. Following a worldwide ban on organotin compounds in 2008, alternative compounds will mainly be used, with the potential for coastal areas to become contaminated, causing, among other effects, cholinesterase inhibition in aquatic organisms. Use of alternative compounds must be controlled to avoid such errors. These and other findings are described and concisely summarized in this book, providing a useful reference in countries where alternative biocides are being considered. Included are studies on the effects on marine organisms, making this book an excellent aid to experts in environmental chemistry, to government organizations, and to students.
Keywords
- Toxicolog
- aquatic organisms
- biota
- biphenyls
- contamination
- degradation
- ecotoxicology
- environment
- environmental chemistry
- marine environment
- marine organisms
- organotin compounds
- plankton
- polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)
- polychlorinated biphenyls
- marine and freshwater sciences
- water quality and water pollution
- Fish and Wildlife Biology
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Editors and Affiliations
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International Coastal Research Center, Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo, Otsuchi, Japan
Takaomi Arai
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Osaka City Institute of Public Health and Environmental Sciences, Tennoji, Japan
Hiroya Harino
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Institute of Symbiotic Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Japan
Madoka Ohji
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Marine Biological Association, Plymouth, UK
William John Langston
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Ecotoxicology of Antifouling Biocides
Editors: Takaomi Arai, Hiroya Harino, Madoka Ohji, William John Langston
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-85709-9
Publisher: Springer Tokyo
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Tokyo 2009
Hardcover ISBN: 978-4-431-85708-2Published: 17 February 2009
Softcover ISBN: 978-4-431-99855-6Published: 21 October 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-4-431-85709-9Published: 29 January 2009
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 437
Topics: Marine & Freshwater Sciences, Environmental Chemistry, Safety in Chemistry, Dangerous Goods, Freshwater & Marine Ecology, Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution, Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management