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7.3 Organotin compounds
174
7.4 Organomercury compounds
178
7.5 Organosilicon compounds
184
References
185
8 Organic compounds in saline marine and estuarine sediments
189
8.1 Marine sediments
189
8.1.1 Hydrocarbons
189
8.1.1.1 Aliphatic hydrocarbons
189
8.1.1.2 Aromatic hydrocarbons
190
8.1.1.3 Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
191
8.1.2 Oxygen containing compounds
192
8.1.2.1 Carbohydrates
192
8.1.2.2 Surfactants
193
8.1.3 Halogen containing compounds
193
8.1.3.1 Chlorophenols
193
8.1.3.2 Polychlorobiphenyls
193
8.1.4 Nitrogen containing organic compounds
194
8.1.5 Sulphur containing organic compounds
194
8.1.6 Insecticides, pesticides and herbicides
195
8.1.6.1 Organochlorine insecticides
195
8.1.6.2 Organophosphorus pesticides
196
8.1.7 Miscellaneous
196
8.1.7.1 Priority pollutants
196
8.1.7.2 Humic and fulvic acids
196
8.2 Estuary sediments
198
8.2.1 Chlorobenzenes
198
8.2.2 Hexachlorophene
198
8.2.3 Polychlorinated biphenyls, chlorinated insecticides
and polycyclicaromatic hydrocarbons
198
8.2.4 Sterols
198
8.2.5 Quaternary ammonium compounds
199
8.3 Lacustrine sediments
199
8.3.1 Aliphatic hydrocarbons
199
8.3.2 Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
199
8.3.3 Sterols
199
8.3.4 Unsubstituted and hydroxy substituted fatty acids
200
References
200
9 Organometallic compounds in saline sediments
203
9.1 Organoarsenic compounds
203
9.2 Organolead compounds
203
9.3 Organotin compounds
204
9.4 Organomercury compounds
210
References
211