Ecotoxicology of Antifouling Biocides

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.

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“This timely, clearly written, and useful book addresses an important topic at the interface between commerce and environmental science. … All chapters are extensively illustrated and well referenced. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, researchers/faculty, and professionals/practitioners.” (N. W. Hinman, Choice, Vol. 47 (3), November, 2009)