Low organotin contamination of harbour sediment in Svalbard

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: van Den Heuvel-Greve, Martine J., Szczybelski, Ariadna S., van Den Brink, Nico W., Kotterman, Michiel J.J., Kwadijk, Christiaan J.A.F., Evenset, Anita, Murk, Albertinka J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Arctic; Contaminants; Kongsfjorden; Pollution; Sediment; Shipping; Spitsbergen; TBT; Svalbard; Ny-Ålesund; Longyearbyen; Barentsburg; Svea; Pyramiden; Kongsfjord*; Ny Ålesund; Polar Biology; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/low-organotin-contamination-of-harbour-sediment-in-svalbard; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-016-1907-0

Arctic sea routes are opening up for maritime transport due to sea ice retreat leading to increasing human activities in the Arctic and concomitant pressures on the environment. Organotin compounds are used in antifouling paints of large seagoing vessels and are known to leach into the marine enviro...