Ecotoxicology of Antifouling Biocides - Arai, Takaomi; Harino, Hiroya; Ohji, Madoka; Langston, William; SpringerLink (Online service) (Tokyo : Springer Japan : Imprint: Springer, 2009)
Overview of Antifouling Biocides -- Release Rate of Biocides from Antifouling Paints -- International Trends in Regulatory Aspects -- Behavior of Organotin Compounds and Their Effects on Aquatic Organisms -- Global Contamination by Organotin Compounds -- Contamination by Organotin Compounds in Asia -- Behaviour of Organotins in the Coastal Environment -- Organotin Contamination in Deep Sea Environments -- Mechanism of Imposex Induced by Organotins in Gastropods -- The Endocrine-Disrupting Effect of Organotin Compounds for Aquatic Organisms -- Toxicity for Aquatic Organisms -- Biological Effects of Tributyltin on the Caprellidea (Crustacea: Amphipoda) -- Toxic Interactions Between Tributyltin and Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Aquatic Organisms -- Immunotoxic Effects of Organotin Compounds in Teleost Fish -- Genetic Impacts of Organotin Compounds -- Effects of Organotins on the Drug Metabolizing Enzymes in Fish -- Plankton -- Molluscs -- Fish -- Environmental Chemistry of Alternative Biocides -- The Analysis of Antifouling Paint Biocides in Water, Sediment and Biota -- Europe and USA -- Asia -- Toxicity in Plankton and Fish -- Further Effects of Alternative Biocides on Aquatic Organisms -- Degradation of Alternative Biocides in the Aquatic Environment -- Copper Biocides in the Marine Environment -- General Summary -- Overview.
Keywords: Marine sciences; Freshwater; Environmental chemistry; Chemistry; Aquatic ecology .; Water pollution; Wildlife; Fish; 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