The Unlikely Threat of Barnacles
May 02
To combat this problem, multiple shipping companies equipped their ships’ exteriors with certain coatings to repel the barnacles. However, this solution disrupts the ecosystem in its own way by killing off the barnacles and other ocean life.
According to the ACS journal Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, a team of scientists and colleagues led by Guillermo Blustein have put their minds to developing a sustainable paint component that deters barnacles and other creatures while also sparing their lives.
The key ingredient in this new coat of paint? The roots of the Maytenus tree—a hearty evergreen tree with a straight trunk that’s native to Chile and Argentina.
Source: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140430112253.htm
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