The report has been prepared in five chapters which review and summarize: 

 (1) organotin based antifoulant paints, (2) legislative responsibilities 

 of Federal agencies with respect to evaluating, monitoring, and regulating 

 the use of organotin compounds in vessel antifouling paints, and proposed 

 or pending or enacted legislation by individual U.S. states and by other 

 Nations. (3) the usage patterns of TBT antifouling paints, (4) the status 

 of scientific knowledge, and (5) research needs and recommendations 

 concerning TBT in coastal waters. 



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