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Slime-Eating Paints.
Australasian Business Intelligence, October, 2005
Byline: Laura Fayers
Oct 11, 2005 (Australasian Science - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Australian researchers are continuing with research that could help stop biofouling of ship hulls. Cleaning and repainting ships
costs the industry $A5 billion a year, and many ship paints contain toxic chemicals that are designed to act as anti-fouling agents. With the International Maritime Organisation preparing to ban tri-butyl tin based coatings, there is a need to develop more environmentally friendly and cost effective
methods of halting the build up to bacteria, barnacles, limpets and seaweeds that can slow down ships and increase running costs. University of New South Wales...
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