Development of a Method to Measure Organotin Release Rates

Abstract

Organotin-containing paints provide excellent protection from fouling organisms, but they are toxic to nontarget organisms. Therefore, the Navy has pursued the development of paints with a very low release of tributyltin. Several methods have been used to determine the release rate of tributyltin from antifouling paint systems, with no standardization or correlation between the methods. A reliable laboratory method is important in comparing and ranking paints. Our initial attempts to measure release rates by pumping water past flat, painted panels evolved into a method by which the release rate of tributyltin from a particular paint is determined by painting a cylindrical surface, allowing it to dry, rotating it in water, and then periodically measuring the tributyltin concentration in the water. (js)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA226127

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  • K. C. Burns
  • L. L. Copeland

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  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

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  • Antifouling
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