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COPPER BASED ANTIFOULING PAINT [1 record]

Record 1 2006-05-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paints and Varnishes (Industries)
  • Crop Protection
  • Ship Maintenance
CONT

The only exceptions are for boats over 25 meters (82 feet), boats with aluminum hulls (but only if the paint is applied by a licensed professional), and outboard or stern drive units that would be corroded by copper-based antifouling paints.

Key term(s)
  • copper based antifouling paint
  • copper based antifouling
  • copper-based anti-fouling paint
  • copper-based anti-fouling

French

Domaine(s)
  • Peintures et vernis (Industries)
  • Protection des végétaux
  • Entretien des navires
CONT

En raison des préoccupations que suscite le TBT [tributylétain], l'utilisation de ce produit comme ingrédient dans les peintures antisalissures a été interdite pour la plupart des bateaux de moins de 25 m de long. Aujourd'hui, ce sont plutôt des peintures antisalissures à base de cuivre, considérées comme beaucoup plus inertes, et des peintures antisalissures dont le TBT subit une faible lixiviation [...] qui sont utilisées [...]

Spanish

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