Abstract:Organotin compounds,such as tributyltin(TBT) and triphenyltin(TPT) are widely used as bio- cidal additives in antifouling paints.They leach from paints into the watercolumn and have caused damage to non- target organisms.Since their adverse effects on oyster farming in Arcachon Bay of France were re- vealed in1 980 s,a numberofstudies have demonstrated thatorganotin compounds have distinctdeleterious effects on aquatic ecosystems.Tributyltin(TBT) compounds exhibitthe greatesttoxicity of all organotins ...