Slime Analysis of Painted Steel Panels Immersed in Biscayne Bay, Miami Beach, Florida.

Abstract

Light section microscopy was used to assess slime film formation on panels subjected to both static and dynamic exposure at a Biscayne Bay, Miami site. Both Navy and commercial coatings were used. Slime film thickness was measured and reported for exposures between December 1978 and August 1980. Several coatings seem promising in terms of repression of slimes. The feasibility of the light section technique for assessment of surface roughness of immersed materials is indicated. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 30, 1981
Accession Number
ADA097229

Entities

People

  • George I. Loeb
  • N. J. H. Smith

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antifouling Coatings
  • Boundaries
  • Coatings
  • Corrosion
  • Ecology
  • Films
  • Fouling Organisms
  • Images
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Photographic Images
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • Refractive Index
  • Standards
  • Surface Roughness
  • Thin Films

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Surface Coatings Technology.