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A monitoring survey of antifouling biocides was conducted in Harima Nada Sea and Osaka Bay of the Seto Inland Sea, Japan, in order to assess contamination by organotin (OT) compounds and alternative biocides. The concentrations of tributyltin (TBT) compounds in surface water ranged from 1.0–2.8 ng/L and the detected TBT concentrations in the bottom water layer were higher than those in the surface water, The concentrations of TBTs in sediment samples ranged from 2.0–28 ng/g dry weight (dw) respectively. The concentrations in the water and sediment were lower than those before the banning of TBT by the IMO. Although TPT compounds were not detected in water samples, triphenyltin (TPT) compounds were detected in the range of |
