Emissions from copper-based antifouling paints are a well-known environmental problem. As much as 40 percent of copper inputs to the Baltic Sea come from antifouling paints on ships and leisure boats.

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I would like to set the record straight on inaccuracies and misconceptions in a recent Viewpoints article (“A plan to prevent copper pollution is fatally flawed,” July 19) that takes issue with a ...