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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section 1
LAWS & REGULATIONS
Why regulate TBT compounds
Federal regulation of TBT compounds
The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide & Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
Restricted & general use pesticides
Certified applicators
Federal EPA penalties
Maine Pesticide Control Act of 1975 and
Board of Pesticides Control (BPC) Statute, as amended
The Maine Pesticide Control Act of 1975
(Title 7, Chapter 103, Section 601)
The Board of Pesticides Control Statute
(Title 22, Chapter 258 & 258-A)
Summary of BPC certification & licensing regulations
Commercial applicators
Certification procedures for commercial TBT antifouling paint applicators
TBT antifouling paint applicators
Commercial licensing requirements
Record & report requirements
An Act Concerning the Use of Tributylin as an Antifouling Agent (Chapter 763), as
amended
Definitions
Prohibition on use
Exceptions
OSHA Hazard Communication Standard & Maine Chemical Identification Law
Standards for Outdoor Application of Pesticides by Powered Equipment in Order to
Minimize Off-target Deposition
An Act to Provide for the Return & Proper Disposal of Pesticide Containers
Review questions
Section 2
LABELS & LABELING
Registration
Labels vs. labeling
Part of the label
Product identification
Signal words & symbols
Toxicity statements
Precautionary statements
Protective clothing & equipment statements
Statement of practical treatment
Environmental hazards
Physical or chemical hazards
Classification statements
Storage, disposal, spill cleanup, transportation & handling containers
Directions for use
Read the labeling
Review questions
Section 3
SAFETY
Hazards of TBT paint use
Specific hazards of TBT antifouling paints
Effects of overexposure
Precautions
Exposure limits
In case of emergency
Review questions
Section 4
STORAGE, HANDLING & DISPOSAL
Storage & handling of TBT antifouling paints
Disposal of TBT antifouling paint
Disposal of TBT antifouling paint & wastes in Maine
Exemptions for businesses that generate small amounts of hazardous wastes
Paint wastes as hazardous wastes
Dry washes
High-pressure water
Containers
Equipment & vessel maintenance areas
Spillage
Review questions
Section 5
ENVIRONMENT
Why restrictions
Effect of TBT antifouling paint on non-target organisms
Concepts of spill management
Review questions
Section 6
PESTS & PESTICIDAL PROPERTIES
Why antifouling paints are used
Marine fouling organisms
Definitions
Antifouling agents
Paint properties
Mechanism
Formulations & categories
Review questions
Section 7
APPLICATION TECHNIQUES
Use of TBT paints
Paint Preparation
Literature
Preparation for application
Protective equipment
Application
Review questions
APPENDIX A
TBT Reporting FORM (Sample)
APPENDIX B
GENERIC TBT PAINT LABEL
APPENDIX C
ANSWERS TO REVIEW QUESTIONS
APPENDIX B
SELECTED REFERENCES
