Search for dissertations about: "Erik Ytreberg"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words Erik Ytreberg.

  2. 1. Release rates and toxicity of metals from anti-fouling paints and the role of chemical speciation

    Author : Erik Ytreberg; Britta Eklund; Magnus Breitholtz; Christina Rudén; Ingela Dahllöf; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : Anti-fouling paints; Toxicity test; Ceramium tenuicorne; Nitocra spinipes; Copper; Zinc; Free Ion Activity Model FIAM ; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; Applied Environmental Science; tillämpad miljövetenskap;

    Abstract : The aim of this doctoral thesis was to investigate and improve the risk assessment of anti-fouling paints. A new method, the Petri-dish method, was developed to determine release rates of copper and zinc from anti-fouling paints (Paper I). READ MORE

  4. 2. Occurrence and environmental risk assessment of antifouling paint biocides from leisure boats

    Author : Maria Lagerström; Ann-Kristin Eriksson Wiklund; Erik Ytreberg; Kent Salo; Andrew Turner; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Antifouling paint; XRF; leisure boat; recreational boating; copper; zinc; tributyltin; organotin compounds; risk assessment; biocide; metals; release rate; Applied Environmental Science; tillämpad miljövetenskap;

    Abstract : The use of biocidal antifouling (AF) paints is the most common way to prevent fouling on leisure boat hulls. The main aim of this thesis was to investigate the pathways through which AF biocides, past and present, may reach the environment through their use on leisure boats and to improve the risk assessment of biocidal AF paints intended for amateur use. READ MORE