Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6357832 | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2014 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Temporal change in tributyltin (TBT) levels in Jinhae Bay, which has various TBT sources, was investigated in water, sediments, and oysters from 2003 to 2013 after its total ban in South Korea. The seawater TBT levels decreased over 500-fold from 1995/97 to 2008/09. The oyster TBT levels were about fourfold lower in 2012/13 than in 1995/97. However, the sediment TBT levels did not significantly change, even 10Â years after the partial TBT ban on small ships and 7Â years after the total TBT ban on all oceangoing vessels in Korea. The total ban of TBT use effectively reduced water and oyster TBT levels in Jinhae Bay, but TBT levels in water, oysters, and sediment remained above the global environmental quality standards established to protect marine organisms.
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Authors
Nam Sook Kim, Sang Hee Hong, Un Hyuk Yim, Kyung-Hoon Shin, Won Joon Shim,