Sustainable Marine Structures

Effects of antifouling technology application on Marine ecological environment

Liang-Cheng Liu

Institute of Special Services, Naval Research Academy, Beijing 102442, P. R. China

Ge WANG

Institute of Special Services, Naval Research Academy, Beijing 102442, P. R. China

Jun-Yi SONG

Department of Chemistry and Biology, College of Science, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, P. R. China

Bi-Ru HU

Department of Chemistry and Biology, College of Science, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, P. R. China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.36956/sms.v4i1.438

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Abstract

Resolving the contradiction between Marine economic development and Marine ecological environment protection has become an unavoidable and sharp problem. The uncontrolled use of Marine antifouling technology will bring uncontrollable and even irreversible damage to the Marine biosphere, which will lead to ecological disaster and threaten the survival of human beings. Therefore, it is an urgent task to find antifouling technology with lower environmental toxicity under the premise of considering economy. More attention should be paid to the long-term impact of mature and new technologies on the Marine ecological environment. This paper introduces the development status of antifouling technology, its influence on Marine ecological environment and puts forward the design strategy of comprehensive biological fouling prevention and control technology.

Keywords: Biological contamination; Antifouling technology; Marine ecological environment; The risk assessment

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