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Tributyltin Compounds: Environmental Health Criteria Series No 116
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Tributyltin Compounds: Environmental Health Criteria Series No 116

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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.
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ISBN/GTIN978-92-4-157116-6
Product TypePaperback
BindingPaperback
Publishing date15/01/1990
SeriesEnvironmental Health Criteria
Series no.116
LanguageEnglish
SizeWidth 152 mm, Height 229 mm, Thickness 15 mm
Weight372 g
Article no.12558236
CatalogsLibri
Data source no.A5923705
Product groupBU676
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