Tin Compounds in Biocide-Treated Technical Textiles
topic
Organotin compound analysis including tributyltin, dibutyltin, and triphenyltin in technical textiles uses solvent extraction followed by GC-MS or GC-FPD detection after derivatisation, targeting biocide treatments historically applied to marine antifouling textiles and tarpaulins now restricted under REACH Annex XVII and the Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants.
Role
Ensures marine, outdoor, and leisure textiles are free from organotin biocidal treatments that persist in aquatic sediments and bioaccumulate through marine food chains, causing endocrine disruption in aquatic invertebrates at sub-nanogram per litre seawater concentrations.