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. 2021 Nov 5;12:100154. doi: 10.1016/j.fochx.2021.100154

Table 1.

The type of food organotin and the detection method according to the published data.

Analysis method/unit of detection Quantity Type of food /sample size Type of organotin Country Authors / Year
GC-PFPD µg/g 0.008 to 0.135 Bivalves
N = 5
Tributyltin(TBT) Japan Inoue/2006
(Inoue et al. 2006)
GC-PFPD µg/Kg TBT:Farm fish 2 (1– 21)
TBT:Free living fish 5 (1– 86)
Farm fish = 66
Free living fish = 49
TBT
DBT
Italy Amodio-Cocchieri/2000
(Amodio-Cocchieri et al. 2000)
DBT:Farm fish 4 (1– 28)
DBT: Free living fish 4 (1–71)
GC-PFPD ngSn/g Tributyltin = 602.3 ± 14.5
dibutyltin = 368.7 ± 5.5
monobutyltin = 203.7 ± 4.0
an edible gastropod
N = 2
TBT
DBT
MBT
Chile Mattos/2017
(Mattos et al. 2017)
GC–MS
µg/g
TMT = 13.86 ± 0.31
DMT = 1700 ± 40.0
MMT = 225.06 ± 7.5
lard samples
sample size = Not mentioned
Trimethyltin chloride(TMT)
Dimethyltin
dichloride(DMT)
Monomethyltin trichloride(MMT)
Chine Gui-bin/2000
(Gui-bin &Qun-fang 2000)
GC-ICP/MS
µg/Kg
Mean concentration of TBT = 0.32
Mean concentration of DBT = 0.04
Mean concentration of DOT = 0.01
Mean concentration of TPhT = 23
Fish
N = 201
TBT
DBT
DOT
TPhT
Hong Kong Chung/2020
(Chung et al. 2020)
Mean concentration of TBT = 0.19
Mean concentration of DBT = 0.31
Mean concentration of DOT = 0.02
Mean concentration of TPhT = 15
crustaceans and molluscs
N = 109
GC–MS
ngSn/g
The maximum amount of:
MBT 24.2 ± 1.3
DBT 46.0 ± 0.7
TBT 68.1 ± 20.1
MPhT 589 ± 25.6
DPhT 992 ± 18.9
TPhT 747 ± 7.3
commercial oysters
N = 20 for six seafood markets
MBT,DBT,TBT, MPhT ,DPhT
TPhT
Chine Chen/2019
(Chen et al. 2019)
HPLC–MS/MS
µg/kg
DPhT and TPhT was ND in all oil samples.

The maximum amount of TBT in blended oil was 28.8 ± 2.82, followed by Sunflower seed oil 26.9 ± 2.15 and Soybean oil 13.1 ± 1.24

DBT was measured in all oil samples except sesame and rape oil. The maximum amount of DBT in blended oil was 12.3 ± 1.09
edible vegetable oil
sample size of each oil = 5
TBT
DBT
DOT
TPhT
China Liu/2016
(Liu et al. 2016)
GC-PFPD µg/g All organtin compounds were ND in all fish species except two:
1)TPT in Mediterranean codling 3.5 ± 0.8
2)DBT in Gunther grenadier4.9 ± 4.3
Common mora
Mediterranean codling

Gunther grenadier
Risso smooth-head
Spiderfish
N = 3 for each of species
MBT, DBT, TBT,
MPhT, DPhT and TPhT
Spain B o r g h i/2002
GC-PFPD µg/g DBT in Tuna:0.18 ± 0.25, Shrimp:0.14 ± 0.08, Oyster:0.024 ± 0.025
TBT in Tuna:ND, Shrimp:ND Oyster:0.056 ± 0.032
TPT in Tuna:ND, Shrimp:0.010 ± 0.013 Oyster:ND
DPT in all of sample:ND
fish and shellfish
N = 5
DBT, TBT,
DPT,TPT
Japan Tsunoda/1993
(Tsunoda 1993)