In Situ Determination of Butyltin Release Rates from Antifouling Coatings on Navy Test Ships

Abstract

The Navy is considering fleet implementation of organotin antifouling (AF) coatings. Realistic estimates of organotin flux from the fleet, preferably under actual environmental conditions, are required to assess the potential environmental impact of these coatings. This report presents the results of a series of in situ measurements made on the hulls of three Navy test ships coated with AF paints containing tributyltin oxide. Measurements were made using the in situ leach rate measurement system (ISLRMS). Leach rate values are reported for the commercial ablative AF paint systems, ABC-2, SPC-254, and SPC-4 and also the Navy-formulated organometallic polymer (OMP) AF paints: OMP M5211F, OMP panels coated with ABC-2 was also determined using an independent laboratory procedure.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADB094855

Entities

People

  • P. F. Seligman
  • S. H. Lieberman
  • V. Homer

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Antifouling Coatings
  • Coatings
  • Computer Science
  • Confidence Limits
  • Contractors
  • Data Sets
  • Department Of Defense
  • Ecology
  • Environment
  • Information Security
  • Laboratory Procedures
  • Law
  • Measurement
  • Patents
  • Security
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Groundwater Contamination Remediation.
  • Surface Engineering/Surface Coating Technology.