Ecotoxicology of antifouling biocides
By: Takaomi Arai ... [et al.], editors
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Tokyo; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 437
ISBN-13: 9784431857082
Subjects: Environmental toxicology; Organotin compounds; Antifouling Paint
Description: Organotin compounds, used as antifouling biocides since 1960, are chemical compounds that act as endocrine disrupters. It is not known how organotin compounds cause hormone disturbance, however, and many questions remain about their effect on aquatic organisms. Studies on organotin compounds have recently evolved, with many new findings reported. Following a worldwide ban on organotin compounds in 2008, alternative compounds will mainly be used, with the potential for coastal areas to become contaminated, causing, among other effects, cholinesterase inhibition in aquatic organisms. Use of alternative compounds must be controlled to avoid such errors. These and other findings are described and concisely summarized in this book, providing a useful reference in countries where alternative biocides are being considered. Included are studies on the effects on marine organisms, making this book an excellent aid to experts in environmental chemistry, to government organizations, and to students.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Table of contents: title: Part I. Overview of antifouling biocides. Release rate of biocides from antifouling paints / Kazunobu Takahashi; title: International trends in regulatory aspects / Tetsuya Senda; title: Part II. Behavior of organotin compounds and their effects on aquatic organisms. Section 1. Distribution of organotin compounds in aquatic environments. Global contamination by organotin compounds / Kurunthachalam Kannan and Shinsuke Tanabe; title: Contamination by organotin compounds in Asia / Takaomi Arai and Hiroya Harino; title: Behaviour of organotins in the coastal environment / William John Langston, Hiroya Harino, and Nicholas Dingle Pope; title: Organotin contamination in deep sea environments / Hiroya Harino ... [et al.]; title: Section 2. Organotin compounds as endocrine disruptors. Mechanism of imposex induced by organotins in gastropods / Toshihiro Horiguchi; title: The endocrine-disrupting effect of organotin compounds for aquatic organisms / Toshihiro Horiguchi; title: Section 3. Toxicity of organotin compounds in aquatic organisms. Toxicity for aquatic organisms / Kazuhiko Mochida and Kazunori Fujii; title: Biological effects of tributyltin on the Caprellidea (crustacea: amphipoda) / Madoka Ohji; title: Toxic interactions between tributyltin and polychlorinated biphenyls in aquatic organisms / Yuji Oshima ... [et al.]; title: Immunotoxic effects of organotin compounds in teleost fish / Ayako Nakayama, Helmut Segner, and Shin'ichiro Kawai; title: Section 4. Genetic and physiological impacts of organotin compounds. Genetic impacts of organotin compounds / Tsuyoshi Nakanishi and Jun-ichi Nishikawa; title: Effects of organotins on the drug metabolizing enzymes in fish / Shin'ichiro Kawai and Ayako Nakayama; title: Section 5. Bioaccumulation of organotin compounds in aquatic organisms. Plankton / Inneke F.M. Rumengan and Madoka Ohji; title: Molluscs / William John Langston and Nicholas Dingle Pope; title: Fish / Takaomi Arai; title: Part III. Environmental chemistry of alternative biocides. Section 6. Analytical methods. The analysis of antifouling paint biocides in water, sediment and biota / Kevin V. Thomas and Katherine H. Langford; title: Section 7. Monitoring of alternative biocides. Europe and USA / Kevin V. Thomas and Katherine H. Langford; title: Asia / Hiroya Harino ... [et al.]; title: Section 8. Toxicity in aquatic organisms. Toxicity in plankton and fish / Kazuhiko Mochida and Kazunori Fujii; title: Further effects of alternative biocides on aquatic organisms / Kazuhiko Mochida and Kazunori Fujii; title: Section 9. Characteristics of alternative biocides in aquatic environments. Degradation of alternative biocides in the aquatic environment / Hiroya Harino and William John Langston; title: Copper biocides in the marine environment / Steven J. Brooks and Mike Waldock; title: Part IV. General summary. Overview / Hiroya Harino.