Table 3.3 



Antifouling Paint 



Average Coverage in Square Feet per Gallon 



by Paint Type and Applicator Firm Type 



Applicator Firm 



Ship building/repair 55 33 37 



Boat building 60 



Boat repair 15 35 35 



Other 66 81 64 



Total by paint type 49 69 58 



Percentage of total [29] [37] [33] 



Source: Lucas and Williams, 1987. 



Paint manufacturers specify a maximum time interval between painting and 

 launching the hull in order to retain maximum antifouling effectiveness. 

 Collecting drying time information is also essential to proper 

 interpretation of the release rate studies mandated by the EPA Data Call 

 In Notice. 



3.4 Impact of EPA's DCE on Registration 



Following EPA's issuance of the DCI, twenty antifoulant paint 

 manufacturers have requested voluntary cancellation of 82 paint 

 formulations rather than provide or fund the studies required by the 

 Environmental Protection Agency's Data Call In Notice [DCI] (Moore, 

 1987) . In addition, twenty one of the sixty one manufacturers holding EPA 

 registrations for antifouling paint have indicated to EPA that they are 

 conducting or intending to conduct studies of leach rates of their paints 

 in compliance with EPA's DCI. Of the remainder, 30 manufacturers holding 

 an aggregate of 139 registrations for antifouling paint formulations have 

 not responded to the EPA DCI and have been sent a Notice of Intent to 

 Suspend their paint registrations. An additional 10 manufacturers have 



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