title: [Study on the contamination status of butyltins in Taihu Lake].
abstract: Butyltins in surface water, sediments and biota samples from Taihu Lake were determined. The results show that butyltins content in most of the surface water samples is under the limit of the detection; five out of ten sediment samples are measured detectable butyltins. Monobutyltin (MBT) was the main species with the concentrations ranging from below the detection limits to 0.95 ng/g; while all biota samples were detected relatively higher butyltin concentrations with a range of 27.05 - 181.23 ng/g due to the obvious bioaccumulation. Tributyltin (TBT) was the main composition that occupied almost 70% of the total butyltins. The antifouling paints applied on the aquatic cultural box and boats was the possible main source of butyltin compounds in Taihu Lake.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China.
authors.forename: Rui-qiang
authors.initials: RQ
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Qun-fang
authors.initials: QF
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Qing-hua
authors.initials: QH
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Gui-bin
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Jiang
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000032:analysis*; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000032:analysis; D014220:Trialkyltin Compounds / Q000032:analysis*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D014220:Trialkyltin Compounds; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; C011559:tributyltin