Alternative antifouling biocides
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N. Voulvoulis; M. D. Scrimshaw; J. N. Lester
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Article
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1999
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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In response to increasing scientific evidence on the toxicity and occurrence of organotin residues from antifouling paints in the aquatic environment, the use of triorganotin antifouling products was banned on boats of less than 25 m length in many countries during 1987. The use of tributyltin (TBT)