Mössbauer studies of the speciation of tributyltin compounds in seawater and sediment samples

✍ Scribed by George Eng; Orin Bathersfield; Leopold May

• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Year: 1986
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 331 KB
• Volume: 27
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0049-6979
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00464781

✦ Synopsis

The antifoulant agents, bis-(tributyltin) oxide (TBTO), tributyltin acetate (TBTOAc) and tributyltin chloride (TBTC1) were mixed with various media. These media included distilled water, seawater, aerobic and anaerobic sediments. The Mrssbauer spectra of the chloroform extracts of the distilled water and seawater mixed with these compounds were examined. The componds were mixed with aerobic and anaerobic sediments, and the MOssbauer spectra of the sediments were also examined. TBTO was converted to the hydroxide compound in all media except in anaerobic sediment where it was converted to an unidentified compound. TBTOAc and TBTC1 were not changed by mixing with distilled water and aerobic sediment but were converted to the hydroxide compound in seawater and in anaerobic sediment.