Canadian Yachting
A patent-pending breakthrough technology called "DeFOUL" has been created by Protocol Environmental Solutions, a company located in Coquitlam, British Columbia.
For boat owners, the most toxic work required is stripping the antifouling paint from the bottom of the boat. With DeFOUL, there are two waste streams; one for liquid waste and one for solid waste. The liquid, product and wash water, is fully biodegradable and can be washed down the drain. The solid waste or paint material, can be collected at the drainage area.
This new technology is a change from the traditional and damaging way of sanding or blasting removal. It also produces less waste from other costly “peel and strip” methods.
Originally published here.