Marine Pollution Bulletin 2011-05-01

Acute toxicities of five commonly used antifouling booster biocides to selected subtropical and cosmopolitan marine species

Vivien W.W. Bao, Kenneth M.Y. Leung, Jian-Wen Qiu, Michael H.W. Lam

Index: Mar. Pollut. Bull. 62(5) , 1147-51, (2011)

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Abstract

Highlights ► Tributyltin was not the most toxic antifouling biocides for 12 marine species. ► Irgarol was more toxic than TBT on the growth of autotrophic species. ► Toxicity of copper pyrithione was comparable to that of TBT for most test species. ► Copper pyrithione showed a higher toxicity than TBT on fish larvae. ► The toxicity data are useful for ecological risk assessment in tropics/subtropics.