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| Title | Antifouling Paints in Washington State Report and Recommendations |
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Antifouling Paints in Washington State Report and Recommendations (Number of pages: 98) (Publication Size: 3944KB)
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| Author(s) | Washington State Department of Ecology | ||||
| Description | Report to the Legislature Pursuant to SHB 2634 (2018). Boat owners often use hull paints that contain pesticides and other toxic chemicals. Copper-based hull paints have been the most popular antifouling choice since the 1980s. Although they are effective at discouraging organism growth, these paints also have toxic environmental impacts. In 2011, Washington enacted legislation to ban the use of copper-based antifouling paint starting in 2018. A 2017 follow-up investigation by Ecology showed that some non-copper alternatives might be more harmful to the environment. In 2018, the Legislature delayed the ban and directed Ecology to conduct additional research. This report summarizes the results of Ecology’s review as directed by the Legislature. |
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| Contact | HWTR Publication Coordinator at 360-407-6700 or hwtrpubs@ecy.wa.gov | ||||
| Keywords | boating, report to the legislature, legislative report, marina, copper, boatyard, antifouling paint, copper paint | ||||
| WEB PAGE | Washington's toxics in products laws | ||||
| RELATED PUBLICATIONS | Title:
Antifouling Paints in Washington State: Third Report to the Legislature Response to Comments: Third Report to the Legislature on Antifouling Paints in Washington State Antifouling Boat Paints: Update 2024 Draft Antifouling Paints in Washington State: Third Report to the Legislature Toxicological Effects of Antifouling Agents on Non-Target Marine Species Quality Assurance Project Plan: Performance Test of Green Alternatives to Copper Antifouling Paints Focus on Antifouling Boat Paint Copper, Zinc, and Lead Concentrations at Five Puget Sound Marinas Report to the Legislature on Non-Copper Antifouling Paints for Recreational Vessels in Washington Quality Assurance Project Plan: Copper, Zinc, and Lead in Five Marinas within Puget Sound Quality Assurance Monitoring Plan: Long-Term Marine Waters Monitoring, Water Column Program, 2015 Focus on In-water Hull Cleaning Dissolved Copper Concentrations in Two Puget Sound Marinas |
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