BIOASSAY OF MARINE ANTIFOULANTS-1

Screening of toxicants. As an approach to solving the problem of the fouling of shipbottoms, a biossay, using barnacle larvae for screening potential antifoulants, was developed. The test uses Stage II naupliar barnacle larvae. Populations of about 25 naupli are exposed to a 3% of saturated solution is seawater of the toxicant being assayed. Periodic observations of the number of dead and live nauplii are made, from which a determination is made of the time to kill 50% of the population.

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  American Society of Naval Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Freiberger, A
  • Horbund, H M
• Publication Date: 1969-10

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 105-107
• Serial:
  • Naval Engineers Journal
  • Volume: 81
  • Issue Number: 5
  • ISSN: 0028-1425

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Antifouling coatings; Barnacles; Poisons
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00005532
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 25 1973 12:00AM