China is the only nation that uses DDT in antifouling pain at present, approximately 5% of DDT is applied as the additive of the antifouling paint production. Therefore, actions shall be taken urgently for banning the use of DDT and substituting with non-POPs alternatives in antifouling paints. The paper researches the social and economic backgrounds of DDT booster antifouling paint production and usage, analyzes the social and economic impact assessment of the alternatives to DDT usage for antifouling pain...
【英文摘要】
China is the only nation that uses DDT in antifouling pain at present, approximately 5% of DDT is applied as the additive of the antifouling paint production. Therefore, actions shall be taken urgently for banning the use of DDT and substituting with non-POPs alternatives in antifouling paints. The paper researches the social and economic backgrounds of DDT booster antifouling paint production and usage, analyzes the social and economic impact assessment of the alternatives to DDT usage for antifouling pain...
【更新日期】
2008-10-23
【分类号】
F426.72
【正文快照】
1 IntroductionPersistent organic pollutants (POPs) are the organic pol- lutants, which are persistent in environment and harmful to the ecosystem and human health (Jones and de Voogt 1999; Ashraf et al., 2001; Yu et al., 2001; Anders et al. 2003). Based o