{"id":2484,"date":"2023-11-11T20:05:14","date_gmt":"2023-11-11T19:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deltaboatwash.com\/enjeux-ecologique\/"},"modified":"2025-05-30T12:58:56","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T10:58:56","slug":"ecological-issues","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.deltaboatwash.com\/en\/ecological-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Ecological issues"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2484\" class=\"elementor elementor-2484\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aa0e822 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aa0e822\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a006d29\" data-id=\"a006d29\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a7e0a3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a7e0a3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-56a2095\" data-id=\"56a2095\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d95bf3c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d95bf3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Let's work together to protect our waters and coastlines!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6cfcb0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6cfcb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><em>Some figures on pollution caused by anti-fouling paints:<\/em><\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-62ec040 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"62ec040\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-719e319\" data-id=\"719e319\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-445ff0c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"445ff0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><em>100 000 tonnes of antifouling paint are sold worldwide every year.<\/em><\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1334fc7\" data-id=\"1334fc7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cb2e0d elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6cb2e0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>15 grams<\/b> of biocides are present per square metre of antifouling paint applied to a hull.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f073fda\" data-id=\"f073fda\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43ac35d elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43ac35d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>10 000 m\u00b3 of water<\/b> are polluted by a single gram of biocide.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-200c5f8\" data-id=\"200c5f8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50d2794 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50d2794\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>99%<\/b> of submerged boat hulls were covered with antifouling paint in 2019.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b360020 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b360020\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-61dc58a\" data-id=\"61dc58a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7669729 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7669729\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-33e8208\" data-id=\"33e8208\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db8d841 elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db8d841\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Anti-fouling paints and their future<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b9893f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b9893f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a47181f\" data-id=\"a47181f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c4891c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9c4891c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.deltaboatwash.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Anti-fouling_Photo-1-1024x522.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-933\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.deltaboatwash.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Anti-fouling_Photo-1-1024x522.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.deltaboatwash.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Anti-fouling_Photo-1-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.deltaboatwash.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Anti-fouling_Photo-1-768x392.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.deltaboatwash.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Anti-fouling_Photo-1-1536x783.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.deltaboatwash.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Anti-fouling_Photo-1.jpg 1791w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e60c6bd\" data-id=\"e60c6bd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17b671e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17b671e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Regardless of their type (erodible, hard or mixed matrix), anti-fouling paints inevitably degrade and release their components into the water.<br \/>Some of these components are harmful to the environment: biocides, solvents and additives are just some of the products (non-exhaustive list) used in the composition of antifouling paints.<br \/>Fortunately, manufacturing standards for antifouling paints have been tightened in recent years.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bbbfa18 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bbbfa18\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-23098f7\" data-id=\"23098f7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d51cda5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d51cda5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The European Parliament has announced a total ban on toxic components in anti-fouling paints in the coming years.<br \/>Some manufacturers of these paints have already anticipated this ban by recently marketing products containing fewer biocides. They are well aware that these paints are less effective and that, when using them, boat owners will have to clean their hulls regularly \u2018mechanically\u2019 (by hand or in a machine).<br \/>In Sweden, anti-fouling paints are already banned in part of the country.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb884ad\" data-id=\"bb884ad\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bfe0b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7bfe0b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.deltaboatwash.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/31-upptagningsplats-scaled-1-q8qgbzz0pt1jeaepqb6iftepdlsbq7afikbm8vtze8.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1681\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.deltaboatwash.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/31-upptagningsplats-scaled-1-q8qgbzz0pt1jeaepqb6iftepdlsbq7afikbm8vtze8.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.deltaboatwash.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/31-upptagningsplats-scaled-1-q8qgbzz0pt1jeaepqb6iftepdlsbq7afikbm8vtze8-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.deltaboatwash.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/31-upptagningsplats-scaled-1-q8qgbzz0pt1jeaepqb6iftepdlsbq7afikbm8vtze8-768x450.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b4ee76c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b4ee76c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-852d4e2\" data-id=\"852d4e2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11ab3ca elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"11ab3ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.deltaboatwash.com\/en\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-575a5f1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"575a5f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>A hull cleaned regularly using DELTA BOATWASH systems means:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>No more antifouling paint (an environmental strategy supported by the WWF, the Swedish Water Authority and numerous government and local agencies).<\/li><li>Reduced fuel consumption for boats.<\/li><li>Reduced consumption of fresh water needed to clean hulls.<\/li><li>A healthier working environment for people carrying out hull maintenance (as there is no more exposure to toxic fumes and dust from antifouling paint).<\/li><li>The disposal and appropriate treatment of waste generated by antifouling paint residues pending the widespread adoption of mechanical hull maintenance by recreational boaters and maritime professionals (as is already the case in several Swedish marinas).<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d0d1a53 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d0d1a53\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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