New antifoul paint

[vic008 17]

Need a bit of 'selektope" in your paint pot.

See 'gcaptain.'

Ships are now using it.Should we be excited?

[Beccara 25]

Looks interesting, It's targetting a specific type of pest and the science behind it passes the sniff test. You'd need to combine it with a slime release to get a decent all round performance.

 

Not under way for AU/NZ Approval tho

[wheels 543]

Sounds interesting. The kind of "out there, deep in the field" kind of thinking I really like.
However, from an uneducated on the product point of view, I am a little concerned of the use of a chemicals that target "neurological" cell receptors of any animal being used. I am assuming and trust it has been rigorously tested for what happens to it in the environment if it gets free of the coating and into the water column.

[Beccara 25]

So the not-marketing-wank name is "medetomidine" and is used in the vet world for anesthetic. If you're having trouble sleeping this will help you:

 

http://dissemination.echa.europa.eu/Biocides/ActiveSubstances/1327-21/1327-21_Assessment_Report.pdf

 

It does indeed sound like this may stay a pro-level application only as it should be fatal in humans. LD50 is 30mg/kg in Rats

 

http://sitem.herts.ac.uk/aeru/iupac/Reports/1771.htm

 

Thankfully they seem to be talking about 0.1% in application which if it's by volume would be around 40ml per 4L of antifoul. It breaks down in water over 110 days so I'm not sure how they'd put it in a hard AF?

[Beccara 25]

This is telling:

 

I-Tech 1 I-Tech I is a proposed theoretical antifouling product to be used by non-professionals (to be applied by brush/roller) for use on yachts and pleasure craft only (