tributyltin

A small but growing body of evidence in both animals and humans are finding a variety of hormone disruptors linked to obesity, including tributyltin, hexachlorobenzene (HCB), organotins, BPA, and PFOA.

Christopher Gavigan: The Chemical Cocktail: Making Americans Overweight? 2010

A variety of chemicals including DDT and DDE (an organochlorine pesticide and its breakdown product), tributyltin (used in the past as a marine antifouling agent), and vinclozolin (a fungicide that in the past was used on many fruits, vegetables and ornamentals) have been found to disrupt the endocrine systems of animals in laboratory studies.

Endocrine disruption 2008

Most North Sea states achieved the 70 per cent reduction target for these metals, except for copper, and tributyltin [98].

Global Environment Outlook (GEO-4)~ Chapter 4 2008

Before tributyltin was developed, ship hulls were coated with lime and arsenic to keep them free of organisms that would slow their speed through the water.

The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Siri Agrell 2010

And a dose of tributyltin will only make things worse.

The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Siri Agrell 2010

No fuel was spilled, but the reef was scarred with tributyltin, copper and zinc, which had a major impact on the underwater ecosystem.

The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Siri Agrell 2010

No fuel was spilled, but the reef was scarred with tributyltin, copper and zinc, which had a major impact on the underwater ecosystem.

The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Siri Agrell 2010

Before tributyltin was developed, ship hulls were coated with lime and arsenic to keep them free of organisms that would slow their speed through the water.

The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Siri Agrell 2010

And a dose of tributyltin will only make things worse.

The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Siri Agrell 2010

As for the asbestos, tributyltin (TBT), and other toxic materials onboard the old ships, much of it washes out to sea.

Slate Magazine Jacob Baynham 2009