Table 3.8 



Estimated Annual Usage (Thousands of Gallons) of 



Antifouling Paint by Active Ingredient Type and Region 



(Lucas and Williams, 1987) 



North South 

 Atlantic Atlantic/ Pacific 

 Total Coast Gulf Coast Coast Interior 



Organotin* in Ablative or 

 Self-Polishing Form with; 

 Cuprous oxide 

 Copper thiocyanate 

 Tributyltin oxide 

 Tributyltin fluoride 

 Tributyltin methacrylate 

 Triphenyltin fluoride 



Organotin* in 

 Free Association with; 

 Copper (metallic) 

 Copper hydroxide 

 Cuprous oxide 

 Cuprous/cupric oxides 



Pentachlorophenol 



Tributyltin oxide 

 Tributyltin fluoride 

 Tributyltin sulfide 



Organotin* in Undetermined 



Paint Type with; 



Copper salts of organic 



acids 

 Cuprous oxide 

 Diethyl diphenyl 

 dichloroethane 

 Tributyltin oxide 

 Tributyltin acetate 

 Tributyltin fluoride 

 Tributyltin adipate 



Non-orqanotin Paint Typ es 



* 



4.1 



4.1 



198.2 79.1 



0.0 



53.0 



0.0 



61.0 



0.0 



5.1 



Compound listed is the primary antifouling ingredient. Where an 

 ingredient other than organotin is the primary ingredient, organotin 

 is present in lesser amounts. 



** A possible replacement for TBT. EPA has issued a DCI notice for 

 information on the toxic effects of this chemical to non-target 

 aquatic organisms. 



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