Monitoring organotins in marine biota.
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These guidelines provide best practices for the measurement of organotin compounds in biota for monitoring programmes. Target compounds include tributyltin (TBT), dibutyltin (DBT), and monobutyltin (MBT) as well as triphenyltin (TPhT), diphenyltin (DPhT), and monophenyltin (MPhT). The bivalve Mytilus edulis can be a suitable target species for the monitoring of organotins. Sampling strategy as well as transportation and storage are important for the final quality of the data. Handling and pretreatment of the samples is also discussed. Several analytical methods can be used for the determination of organotin compounds. Critical steps, such as extraction and derivatization of the determinants, are discussed, followed by descriptions of the analytical detection techniques. Emphasis is placed on analytical quality control and quality assurance......
PublisherInternational Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)
Series;NrICES Techniques in Marine Environmental Sciences; 47
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)14.1
Best Practice TypeStandard Operating Procedure
CitationMonteyne, E.; Strand, J.; Vorkamp, K.; Bersuder, P.; Bolam, T.; Giltrap, M. and McGovern, E. (2010) Monitoring organotins in marine biota. ICES Techniques in Marine Environmental Sciences, No. 47, 16pp. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.25607/OBP-234