COPPER PAINT – BOATS
October 1st, 2003
BY KEITH NUTHALLA KEY European Union scientific committee has opposed a ban imposed by the Dutch government on copper-based anti-fouling coatings being applied to pleasure boats sailed in the Netherlands, opening the way for possible legal action by the European Commission. The EU's scientific committee on toxicity, ecotoxicity and the environment (CSTEE) has said it was "non convinced" that the environmental quality standards used by the Dutch in this case "were scientifically justified." The committee has called on the Netherlands to reassess these coatings, ...
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