Impact of tributyltin in Dutch coastal waters : an environmental problem

In 1988 the Tidal Waters Division of the Dutch Ministry of Transport and Public Works and the University of Bordeaux began a joint investigation on the impact of TriBultylTin (TBT) in Dutch coastal waters. The concentrations of the different butyltin compounds were measured in the water phase (dissolved and particulate) and in the sediments, at different locations (Rhine and Scheldt estuary). The specific effects of TBT on the Pacific oyster and the dog whelk were studied, and concluded was that the ecosystem in the southwesternpart of the Netherlands is strongly affected by these organotin compounds