Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The impairment or degradation of something, such as a ship's hull or mechanical equipment, as a result of the growth or activity of living organisms.
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- noun The
accumulation of living organisms on some surface bybacteria ,fungi ,protozoa ,algae andinvertebrates .
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Examples
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According to Medakovic, knowing which metals mess up the creatures 'digestion could help researchers develop metals that are more resistant to "biofouling," the accumulation of barnacles and other critters that can eat away at ships' hulls.
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D. polymorpha is a biofouling organism that smothers other mollusks and competes with other suspension feeders for food.
Freshwater mussels in North America - factors affecting their endangerment and extinction 2009
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But Lakretz says this new approach to disinfecting water while controlling biofouling can also reduce the amount of carcinogenic by-products that chlorine produces.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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The coatings could also be used on pipes and heat exchangers with a view to decreasing the build up of deposits on their surfaces - so called biofouling.
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But Lakretz says this new approach to disinfecting water while controlling biofouling can also reduce the amount of carcinogenic by-products that chlorine produces.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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But Lakretz says this new approach to disinfecting water while controlling biofouling can also reduce the amount of carcinogenic by-products that chlorine produces.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Marine biofouling inhibition by polyurethane conductive coatings used for fishing net.
Lockergnome 2010
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But Lakretz says this new approach to disinfecting water while controlling biofouling can also reduce the amount of carcinogenic by-products that chlorine produces.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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The coatings could also be used on pipes and heat exchangers with a view to decreasing the build up of deposits on their surfaces - so called biofouling.
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But Lakretz says this new approach to disinfecting water while controlling biofouling can also reduce the amount of carcinogenic by-products that chlorine produces.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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The crusting of barnacles, mussels, and bacteria—called biofouling—creates drag, slowing ships and upping their fuel intake by as much as 40 percent.
The Secret Language of Ships | Hakai Magazine Hakai Magazine 2023
reesetee commented on the word biofouling
*waits for skip and chained*
February 14, 2009
bilby commented on the word biofouling
"Marine biofouling is the process in which organisms such as barnacles problematically colonize underwater surfaces. When it happens to the hulls of ships, the vessels become less hydrodynamic, having to burn more fuel in order to move through the water."
- Ben Coxworth, Electrolysis-based anti-biofouling system keeps hulls clean, gizmag.com, 7 Dec 2012.
December 10, 2012