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Review
. 2017 Apr;24(10):9159-9173.
doi: 10.1007/s11356-017-8449-z. Epub 2017 Feb 4.

The importance of environmental factors and matrices in the adsorption, desorption, and toxicity of butyltins: a review

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The importance of environmental factors and matrices in the adsorption, desorption, and toxicity of butyltins: a review

Liping Fang et al. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2017 Apr.

Abstract

Butyltins (BTs) are considered as a group of the most important organometallic compounds in industry and agriculture. Due to their widespread use, large amounts of BTs including tributyltin (TBT), dibutyltin (DBT), and monobutyltin (MBT) have entered into the environment, and subsequently causing detrimental effects on humans and aquatic organisms. This work provides a critical review of recent studies on the adsorption, desorption, bioaccumulation, and toxicity of BTs that can notably influence the distribution of BTs in the environment. Influence of environmental factors (e.g., pH and salinity) and adsorbents in the matrices (e.g., minerals, organic carbons, and quartz) on the adsorption, desorption, and toxicity of BTs is particularly addressed.

Keywords: Adsorption; Bioavailability; Desorption; Organotins; Toxicology.

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