Assessing Efficacy of “Eco-Friendly” and Traditional Copper-Based Antifouling Materials in a Highly Wave-Exposed Environment

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dc.article.number217
dc.catalogadoraba
dc.contributor.authorArboleda Baena, Clara María
dc.contributor.authorOsiadacz, Nicole
dc.contributor.authorParrague, Mirtala
dc.contributor.authorGonzález, Andrés E.
dc.contributor.authorFernández, Miriam
dc.contributor.authorFinke, Gerhard R.
dc.contributor.authorNavarrete C., Sergio
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-18T19:39:30Z
dc.date.available2024-04-18T19:39:30Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractBiofouling control on human-made structures and seagoing technologies that minimize environmental impacts is a major focus of research in marine industries. However, the most widely used antifouling (AF) method is still copper-based coatings. Some “eco-friendly” approaches are commercially available but have been scarcely tested in natural conditions, especially high-energy environments. We conducted a replicated long-term field experiment in a highly wave-exposed, high productivity coastal environment to test three untreated materials used in maritime industries, two traditional copper-based AF coatings, and two materials offered as “eco-friendly” AF in the market (i.e., a slow-copper release and a self-adhesive, fiber-covered, skin-like coating). We showed that biofouling cover and biomass increased at similar rates over time among all untreated materials, including the skin-like AF. The two traditional copper-based AF coatings and the slow-release AF paint both showed similarly low biofouling biomass and richness, demonstrating their efficacy after 12 months in the field. Although the “eco-friendly” slow-release technologies are not completely innocuous to the environment, we suggest this approach over the more environmentally aggressive traditional copper paints, which are the most widely used in aquaculture and shipping industries today. However, further research is needed to test whether their environmental impact is significantly lower in the long-term than traditional AF paints, and therefore the search for non-toxic coating must continue. The fortuitous settlement and growth of sea urchins in our experiments also suggest that a combination of “eco-friendly” AF and biological control would be possible and should be further investigated. The skin-like coatings must be tested under different environmental conditions, and they are not recommended in wave-exposed coastal habitats.
dc.description.funderCOPAS
dc.description.funderMarine Energy Research and Innovation Center
dc.description.funderProduction Development Corporation
dc.description.funderMinistry of Energy
dc.description.funderFONDECYT
dc.description.funderANID
dc.fechaingreso.objetodigital2024-04-18
dc.fuente.origenSCOPUS
dc.fuente.origenORCID
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/jmse11010217
dc.identifier.eissn20771312
dc.identifier.issn2077-1312
dc.identifier.scopusidSCOPUS_ID:85146751130
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/jmse11010217
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/85237
dc.information.autorucFacultad de Ciencias Biológicas; Arboleda Baena, Clara María; 0000-0002-5185-8790; 1031194
dc.information.autorucS/I; Osiadacz, Nicole; S/I; 1024887
dc.information.autorucFacultad de Ciencias Biológicas; Parrague, Mirtala; S/I; 154040
dc.information.autorucFacultad de Ciencias Biológicas; Fernández, Miriam; S/I; 104166
dc.information.autorucFacultad de Ciencias Biológicas; Finke, Gerhard R.; S/I; 101441
dc.information.autorucFacultad de Ciencias Biológicas; Navarrete C., Sergio; 0000-0003-4021-3863; 100292
dc.issue.numero1
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesocontenido completo
dc.pagina.final18
dc.pagina.inicio1
dc.revistaJournal of Marine Science and Engineering
dc.rightsacceso abierto
dc.subjectBarnacles
dc.subjectGrazing and biological control
dc.subjectMarine biofouling
dc.subjectReplicated field experiments
dc.subjectSubtidal habitats
dc.subjectTunicates
dc.subjectUpwelling ecosystems
dc.subject.ddc570
dc.subject.deweyBiologíaes_ES
dc.titleAssessing Efficacy of “Eco-Friendly” and Traditional Copper-Based Antifouling Materials in a Highly Wave-Exposed Environment
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen11
sipa.codpersvinculados1031194
sipa.codpersvinculados1024887
sipa.codpersvinculados154040
sipa.codpersvinculados104166
sipa.codpersvinculados101441
sipa.codpersvinculados100292
sipa.trazabilidadSCOPUS;02-03-2023
sipa.trazabilidadORCID;2024-04-15
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