High accumulation of tributyltin in blood among the tissues of fish and applicability to environmental monitoring

Yuji Oshima, Kukuh Nirmala, Jyoji Go, Yoshiko Yokota, Jiro Koyama, Nobuyoshi Imada, Tsuneo Honjo, Kunio Kobayashi

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Abstract

High tributyltin concentrations (2.5~52.5 times those in muscle) were detected in the blood of three cultured fish species (Japanese flounder, red sea bream, yellowtail) and wild flatfish. The result suggests that fish serum or plasma can be used for monitoring butyltin contamination in aquatic biota.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1515-1517
Number of pages3
JournalEnvironmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Volume16
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 1997

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

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