Difference between revisions of "Antifouling paints"
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|definition=A marine paint composition containing poisonous ingredients which prevent or retard fouling or marine underwater growth on ships' bottoms etc. Mercuric oxides are the chemicals generally blended to act as repellants to the undesirable growth. Paint manufacturers are continuously studying the possibility of introducing improved and sophisticated antifouling material and the formulas used are mostly kept secret by the blenders or manufacturers. <ref>Sullivan P (ed.), 1999. Eric Sullivan's encyclopaedic dictionary. 6th edition. LPP Reference Publishing.</ref>}} | |definition=A marine paint composition containing poisonous ingredients which prevent or retard fouling or marine underwater growth on ships' bottoms etc. Mercuric oxides are the chemicals generally blended to act as repellants to the undesirable growth. Paint manufacturers are continuously studying the possibility of introducing improved and sophisticated antifouling material and the formulas used are mostly kept secret by the blenders or manufacturers. <ref>Sullivan P (ed.), 1999. Eric Sullivan's encyclopaedic dictionary. 6th edition. LPP Reference Publishing.</ref>}} | ||
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| + | [[TBT]] | ||
| + | [[Effects of copper-based antifouling paints on brine shrimp]] | ||
| + | [[TBT and intersex in periwinkles]] | ||
| + | [[Flame retardants organotin compounds and surfactants in opossum shrimps of the Scheldt estuary.]] | ||
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Revision as of 14:31, 23 July 2009
Definition of antifouling paints:
A marine paint composition containing poisonous ingredients which prevent or retard fouling or marine underwater growth on ships' bottoms etc. Mercuric oxides are the chemicals generally blended to act as repellants to the undesirable growth. Paint manufacturers are continuously studying the possibility of introducing improved and sophisticated antifouling material and the formulas used are mostly kept secret by the blenders or manufacturers. [1]
This is the common definition for antifouling paints, other definitions can be discussed in the article
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See also
TBT Effects of copper-based antifouling paints on brine shrimp TBT and intersex in periwinkles Flame retardants organotin compounds and surfactants in opossum shrimps of the Scheldt estuary.
Refernces
- ↑ Sullivan P (ed.), 1999. Eric Sullivan's encyclopaedic dictionary. 6th edition. LPP Reference Publishing.
