title: Organotin pollution in China.
abstract: A preliminary investigation of the occurrence of butyltin compounds was made in various environmental samples including water, sediment, sea products, and other commodities from China. Detection was carried out by the method of hydrogenation coupled with SPME or Grignard derivatization, followed by GC-FPD analysis. The results showed the universal existence of butyltin compounds in a wide range of tested samples, which was a potential danger for human health. Urgent control or management of organotin compounds is necessary to prevent the underlying hazard caused by this kind of pollutant.
authors.affiliation: Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 2871, Beijing, 100085, China. zhouqunfang@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Qun-fang
authors.initials: QF
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Gui-bin
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Ji-yan
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001894:Borohydrides / Q000737:chemistry; D002681:China; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000032:analysis* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000032:analysis; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000032:analysis; D009947:Organotin Compounds / Q000032:analysis*; D017747:Seafood / Q000032:analysis; D012623:Seawater / Q000032:analysis; D014220:Trialkyltin Compounds / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D001894:Borohydrides; D009947:Organotin Compounds; D014220:Trialkyltin Compounds; C056189:di-n-butyltin; C011559:tributyltin; C025364:sodium borohydride