title: Survey of butyltin compounds in 12 types of foods collected in China.
abstract: Twelve representative food types including beans, fruit, vegetables, fish, meat, potatoes, sugar, beverages, alcohol, eggs, milk and corn were collected from four districts in China for the analysis of butyltin compounds. The hyphenated system of capillary gas chromatography-flame photometric detector using quartz surface-induced tin emission was used to measure proyylated butyltins in various samples. Low levels (ng g(-1)) of butyltin compounds were found in some samples and possible sources of contamination and their significance are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Qunfang
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guibin
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhongyang
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lina
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chungang
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yongning
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D005504:Food Analysis / Q000379:methods; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D009947:Organotin Compounds / Q000032:analysis*; D010783:Photometry / Q000379:methods; D014220:Trialkyltin Compounds / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D009947:Organotin Compounds; D014220:Trialkyltin Compounds; C056189:di-n-butyltin; C011559:tributyltin