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This paper deals with a new anti-fouling method by hydrogen peroxide with ferrous ion for a marine cooling water system. Emphasis is on macrofouling which decreased less than 10% of the amount of the control after the chemical treatment of seawater. The duration of the chemical effectiveness was examined with 60-m unheated model channels from April to July 1986. Since hydrogen peroxide and ferrous ion were reduced by 20% and 40%, respectively, within 10 min, the retention period of seawater in the system is necessary to extrapolate test results from pilot studies to actual application. It is suggested that the active oxygen radical produced in seawater from the reaction of hydrogen peroxide with ferrous ion, affects attachment and subsequent growth of sedentary larvae of marine animals. The results indicated that for barnacles, the chemicals did not disturb the settling behavior of the cyprid, but inhibited the growth of the young after settling. For mussels, on the other hand, which were collected offshore of Tokushima Prefecture from March to June 1986, the chemicals hampered the pelagic pediveliger or plantigrade substantially during the exploratory phase.
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Nishimura, K., Yasunaga, T., Ichikawa, S. et al. Development of a new antifouling method for a marine cooling water system. Mar. Biol. 99, 145–150 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00644989
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