TY - JOUR
AU1 - Coloso, R. M.
AU2 - Borlongan,  I. G.
AB - Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. (1999) 63:297-304 © 1999 Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Significant Organotin Contamination of Sediment and Tissues of Milkfish in Brackish Water Ponds R. M. Coloso, I. G. Borlongan Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Tigbauan, lloilo 5021, Philippines Received: 3 March 1999/Accepted: 12 July 1999 Organotin pesticides, triphenyltin acetate or hydroxide (Brestan, Aquatin or Telostan), have long been used as an inexpensive method to control the population of brackish water snails Cerithidea cingulata in the pond culture of milkfish ( Chanos chanos Forsskal), an important food fish in the Philippines (Coloso et al. 1998). The use of organotin pesticides has been banned for several years now because the chemical renders the soil sterile, is non- biodegradable and bioaccumulates, and is hazardous to humans. Despite the ban, the clandestine use of the pesticide in milkfish ponds continues to threaten the environment and humans. Organotin pesticides such as butyltins and phenyltins and their degradation products have been detected in sediment and biosamples from many areas of organotin use. The composition of organotin compounds in these samples differs depending on the species being sampled and sampling point. Elevated concentrations of tributyltin (TBT), the most toxic to aquatic life 
TI - Significant Organotin Contamination of Sediment and Tissues of Milkfish in Brackish Water Ponds
JF - Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
DO - 10.1007/s001289900980
DA - 1999-09-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/significant-organotin-contamination-of-sediment-and-tissues-of-Db0BGDegOb
SP - 297
EP - 304
VL - 63
IS - 3
DP - DeepDyve
ER -