Tributyltin antifoulings: A threat to the Hong Kong marine environment
Tributyltin antifoulings: A threat to the Hong Kong marine environment
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DOI：
10.1007/bf01064394
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发表时间：
1991-04
影响因子：
4
通讯作者：
M. Wong
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作者：
M. Wong
三丁基锡(TBT)是防污涂料中的活性成分，对非目标海洋生物具有极强的效力，但也具有很高的毒性；它在食物链中生物积累，研究证据表明，它对各种海洋生物的繁殖和生长具有破坏性影响，促使各国采取行动，管制或禁止在防污产品中使用三丁基锡。香港环境保护署已展开一项监测计划，在受污染的文蛤样本，以及某些游艇码头、避风塘和海鱼养殖场的水和沉积物样本中发现TBT。这篇论文报告了迄今为止的一些发现。
Tributyltin (TBT), the active ingredient in antifouling paint, has demonstrated extreme potency but also high toxicity to non-target marine organisms; it bioaccumulates in the food chain, and research evidence of its damaging effect on the reproduction and growth of various marine life forms have prompted action by various countries to regulate or ban its use in antifouling products. The Hong Kong Environmental Protection Department has embarked on a monitoring programme, and TBT has been detected in polluted clam samples, as well as water and sediment samples in certain marinas, typhoon shelters, and mariculture sites. This paper reports some of the findings to date.