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KMID : 1024520030120070753
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Journal of the Environmental Sciences
2003 Volume.12 No. 7 p.753 ~ p.762
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Distribution of Butyltin Compounds in Surface Sediments inside Hallim Harbor of Jeiu Island, Korea
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Kam Sang-Kyu
Kim Hyun-Jeong
Hu Chul-Goo
Choi Young-Chan
Lee Min-Gyu
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Abstract
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Butyltin compounds (BTs), namely tributyltin (TBT), dibutyltin (DBT) and monobutyltin (MBT), were measured in surface sediments collected in 2001 inside Hallim Harbor where a lot of shipping occurs as one of major harbors of Jeju Island, in order to evaluate their distribution. BTs were detected in surface sediments of all stations and their concentrations were comparable to those in surface sediments of other sites of domestic and foreign countries. The main species among BTs was MBT, although there was a little difference with a survey site. No correlations were obtained between organic matter or particles size of surface sediments and total BTs, indicating that these factors did not affect on the distribution of BTs. It was estimated that more complex factors including BTs loads and surrounding sedimentary environments, affected on the distribution of BTs. The high correlations between BTs indicated that DBT and MBT were mainly degraded from TBT based on antifouling paints of vessel etc. and other sources, such as DBT and MBT, could be ignored. The butyltin degradation indexes ([DBT] + [MBT]/[TBT]) Ivere in the range of 1.5∼3.3 (mean 2.5), indicating that the parent compound, TBT, were inflowed into the surface sediments a long years ago and degraded.
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KEYWORD
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Butyltin compounds (BTs), Hallim Harbor, Surface sediment, Butyltin degradation indexes (BDI)
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