Table of Contents:
  • 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.