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Title: Effect of marine antifouling paint particles waste on survival of natural Bermuda copepod communities
Authors: Molino Chiara
Angeletti, Dario 
Oldham, V.E.
Goodbody-Gringley, G.
Buck, K.N.
Journal: MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 
Issue Date: 2019
Abstract: 
Marine antifouling paints (MAPs) are widely used to prevent organisms from fouling vessel hulls. When scraped from vessels as part of regular maintenance, MAP particles discharged into the seawater become a source of toxic substances, like copper (Cu), to the environment, and biocides leaching from them are known to cause toxic effects on non-target organisms. We investigated the toxicity of MAP particles collected from a Bermuda boatyard on local copepod communities using two experiments. Copepod survival, Chlorophyll a and total dissolved Cu concentrations were measured before and after MAP particles addition. In an acute toxicity test, the addition of 0.3 g/L of MAP particles resulted in 0% copepods survival within 88 h and increased dissolved Cu by 1.8 μM. A significant inverse relationship was observed between copepod survival and MAP particles quantity, highlighting the toxic effects of MAP particles from boat maintenance on copepod communities in the surrounding seawater.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2067/42878
ISSN: 0025-326X
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.110492
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