title: Organotin compounds in the marine environment of the Bay of Piran, northern Adriatic Sea.
abstract: In the year 2000, organotin pollution was investigated in the Bay of Piran, Slovenia, at the northern extremity of the Adriatic Sea. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry with single ion monitoring GC/MS-SIM was applied for speciation analysis of pentylated organotin compounds in water and mussels. Sampling of marine waters was performed in summer and autumn at 8 locations. Mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis were collected only in summer at 3 locations. The highest concentrations of tributyltin (TBT) in marine water ranged from 500 to 630 ng L(-1) (as Sn) in summer and from 180 to 230 ng L(-1) (as Sn) in autumn. TBT concentration in mussels varied from 500 to 3500 ng g(-1) dry weight (d.w.) (as Sn). The study indicated remarkable butyltin pollution of the Slovenian coastline. Accuracy of the analytical procedure was verified by BCR CRM 477.
authors.affiliation: Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
authors.forename: Tadeja Milivojevic
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Nemanic
authors.forename: Hermina
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Leskovsek
authors.forename: Milena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Horvat
authors.forename: Borut
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vriser
authors.forename: Ales
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bolje
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D049872:Bivalvia / Q000737:chemistry*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D012621:Seasons; D017524:Slovenia; D014220:Trialkyltin Compounds / Q000032:analysis*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D014220:Trialkyltin Compounds; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; C011559:tributyltin