appendices
Appendix 3: Concentrations of individual organotins in the seven articles tested Sample Brand code
Type of product
Material analysed
MBT DBT DOT TBT TPhT MOT TTBT TCHT (mg/kg) (mg/kg) (mg/kg) (mg/kg) (mg/kg) (mg/kg) (mg/kg) (mg/kg)
t-shirt
print black & grey
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
print blue, red, blue, light blue
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
fabric/print plastic white
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
print plastic dark blue
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
t-shirt
fabric/print plastic white & black
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
baby booties
leather orange & white (side wall)
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
shoes
leather white & grey
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
Total (mg/kg)
Plastisol print TX13045a Dolce & TX13045b Gabbana TX13080a Marc Jacobs
t-shirt
TX13080b TX13081
Marc Jacobs
Footwear TX13071
Hermès
TX13076a Louis Vuitton TX13076b
plastic white & foam grey
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
TX13077
Louis Vuitton
sneakers
leather brown & white
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
TX13078
Louis Vuitton
ballerina shoes
leather black
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
Table A3. Concentrations (mg/kg) of the following organotins; monobutyltin (MBT), dibutyltin (DBT), dioctyltin (DOT),tributyltin (TBT), triphenyltin (TPhT), monooctyltin (MOT), tetrabutyltin (TTBT), tricyclohexyltin (TCHT). Data for two individual subsamples is given for some articles where more than one type of fabric was analysed.
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