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The speciation of some tributyltin compounds using Mössbauer spectroscopy in different estuarine sediments

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The speciation of several tributyltin (TBT) compounds used in marine antifouling paints was studied by tin Mössbauer spectroscopy in both spiked anoxic and oxic estuarine sediments. These compounds included TBT acetate, chloride, fluoride, and oxide. To assist in the determination of the products, possible speciation products were also examined: TBT carbonate, sulfate, and sulfide. The study indicated that TBTF remains in its polymeric form after interaction with both types of sediments. TBT sulfate is unaltered in the spiked sediments. The data reported in this paper support the hypothesis that the speciation of the other TBT compounds examined in spiked sediments depends upon the nature of the sediment.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, The Catholic University of America, 20064, Washington, DC, USA

    Leopold May, Leah Berhane, Menna Berhane, Charles Counsil, Matthew Keane & Benjamin B. Reed

  2. Department of Chemistry, University of the District of Columbia, 4200 Connecticut Avenue, NW, 20008, Washington, DC, USA

    George Eng

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May, L., Berhane, L., Berhane, M. et al. The speciation of some tributyltin compounds using Mössbauer spectroscopy in different estuarine sediments. Water Air Soil Pollut 75, 293–306 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00482942

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