Table 1.
Industrial and chitosan paints used in the field test.
| Industrial Name | Identification |
|---|---|
| Cuprous oxide paint (Bottomkote® XXX, Interlux, Ltd.) | CuO |
| Isothiazolone. Sea-Nine® 211 (Rohm & Haas Company, Inc., Philadelphia, US), concentrated 5% in copper paint | SN |
| Copper pyrithione, Copper Omadine™ (Arch Chemicals, Inc., Norwalk, US), concentrated 5% in copper paint | Oma |
| Silicon-polyurethan Easypoxy™ (Pettit Marine Paints, Inc., Rockaway, US) | Ep |
| Chitosans * added inEasypoxypaintEp | |
| Chitosan 100% of deacylation, 480 KDa, concentrated 5% (w v−1) | C1 |
| Chitosan 100% of deacylation, 480 KDa, concentrated 20% ( w v−1) | C2 |
*
All chitosans were pulverized to 60 mesh prior to use.