Three bench-scale tests designed to destroy tributyltin (TBT) in marine sediments from North Queensland, Australia
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Article Title | Three bench-scale tests designed to destroy tributyltin (TBT) in marine sediments from North Queensland, Australia |
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ERA Journal ID | 200986 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | |
Author | Fergusson, Lee |
Journal Title | Journal of Environmental and Analytical Toxicology |
Journal Citation | 5 (1), p. 245 |
Number of Pages | 7 |
Year | 2014 |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 2161-0525 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.4172/2161-0525.1000245 |
Abstract | Organotin compounds, such as tributyltin (TBT), were used as antifouling biocidal agents in ship maintenance Two samples of contaminated marine sediment were excavated from a slipway in far North Queensland and analysed for TBT and other contaminants. Each sample was then subjected to one of three bench-scale tests: Test 1 a treatment of six oxidising and/or immobilizing chemical agents; Test 2 thermo-chemical treatment; and Test 3 thermal treatment only. The six agents in Test 1 had little or no impact on total TBT, leachable TBT, water soluble TBT, or total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH), however, the combined thermal and chemical treatment used in Test 2 and the thermal treatment used in Test 3 reduced total TBT, leachable TBT, water soluble TBT, and TPH by >99%. |
Keywords | organotin; tributyltin; marine sediments |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 410405. Environmental rehabilitation and restoration |
Byline Affiliations | Prana World Consulting, Australia |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q4w9w/three-bench-scale-tests-designed-to-destroy-tributyltin-tbt-in-marine-sediments-from-north-queensland-australia
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