TY - JOUR
T1 - The effect of salinity on the determination of tributyltin
AU - Turoczy, Nicholas J.
AU - Carter, Rodney J.
AU - Bond, Alan M.
PY - 1992/9/7
Y1 - 1992/9/7
N2 - Tributyltin (TBT) from marine antifouling paints poses an environmental hazard in natural waters. Previous studies have shown that adsorption of the compound onto sampling and analytical equipment is a problem when monitoring TBT levels. It was found in this study that adsorption is a function of the salinity of the solution. It was also found that toluene removes adsorbed TBT, and that recovery does not appear to depend on salinity, provided that sufficient time is spent shaking.
AB - Tributyltin (TBT) from marine antifouling paints poses an environmental hazard in natural waters. Previous studies have shown that adsorption of the compound onto sampling and analytical equipment is a problem when monitoring TBT levels. It was found in this study that adsorption is a function of the salinity of the solution. It was also found that toluene removes adsorbed TBT, and that recovery does not appear to depend on salinity, provided that sufficient time is spent shaking.
KW - extraction
KW - salinity
KW - tributyltin adsorption
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0026616461&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/0048-9697(92)90381-2
DO - 10.1016/0048-9697(92)90381-2
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0026616461
VL - 125
SP - 39
EP - 45
JO - Science of the Total Environment
JF - Science of the Total Environment
SN - 0048-9697
IS - C
ER -
