Title :
Radiolabeled Butyl Tin Studies in the Merl Enclosed Ecosystems
Author :
Hinga, K.R. ; Adelman, D. ; Pilson, M. E Q
Author_Institution :
University of Rhode Island, RI, USA
fDate :
Sept. 28 1987-Oct. 1 1987
Abstract :
Radiolabeled tributyl tin was introduced into an enclosed ecosystem which has most of the processes occurring in adjacent Narragansett Bay. The tributyl tin was initially removed from the water column with a half-life of 3.5 days. A partitioning coefficient to suspended sediments of

was found far tributyl tin.
Keywords :
Biological processes; Chemical processes; Ecosystems; Exchange rates; Laboratories; Production; Sea measurements; Sediments; Temperature; Tin;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS '87
Conference_Location :
Halifax, NS, Canada
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1987.1160628