Sediments and organisms were sampled to determine organotin contents - butyltins (BTs) and phenyltins (PhTs) - at 12 locations in an estuarine ecosystem, the Lagoon of Venice, characterised by varying contamination impacts. The results showed that organotin contamination in sediments is at lower levels, ranging from 2.5 š 0.1 to 84 š 1 ng g-1 (d.w.) for SigmaBTs and from 0.8 š 0.2 to 7 š 1 ng g-1 (d.w.), for SigmaPHTs, than in organisms, where the highest concentrations were found in filter feeders like mussels - from 60 š 3 to 7632 š 148 ng g-1 (d.w.) for SigmaBTs and from 0.80 š 0.01 to 4005 š 121 ng g-1 (d.w.) for SigmaPHTs. The possible risk to human health was assessed on the basis of the consumption of edible species sampled in some areas of the lagoon.
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