THE IMPACTS OF BIRD FAECES ON BOAT TEXTILES AND FINISHING COMPOSITION
Wandah, Lewis (2010)
Wandah, Lewis
Keski-Pohjanmaan ammattikorkeakoulu
2010
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201005179558
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201005179558
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This thesis deals with the damage caused by bird faeces to boat textiles and finishing compositions. A survey was conducted to find out from boaters perspective if the bird faeces cause any damage on the boat textiles and the environment or not? Samples of bird faeces were collected from three strategic sites in Kokkola. They were classified using a gas and ion chromatographic techniques, and an atomic absorption spectrophotometer to determine the contaminants content. The detrimental aspects of the contaminants to the boat textiles, hulls and the environment were researched and experimented.
A sample of boat canopy damaged by bird faeces was cleaned with different concentrations of 303 fabrics cleaning agent to lay a platform for resource optimization. The colour fastness of the damaged and cleaned canopy was assessed following the European Council ISO 105-A05:1996 standard.
Some primary and secondary solutions to prevent and manage the impacts of bird faeces on boat textiles, finishing composition and the environment are proposed. The result of this study will form a pathway for the PROBOAT project to lay a foundation for a pro-environmental /ecological finishing composition of boats.
A sample of boat canopy damaged by bird faeces was cleaned with different concentrations of 303 fabrics cleaning agent to lay a platform for resource optimization. The colour fastness of the damaged and cleaned canopy was assessed following the European Council ISO 105-A05:1996 standard.
Some primary and secondary solutions to prevent and manage the impacts of bird faeces on boat textiles, finishing composition and the environment are proposed. The result of this study will form a pathway for the PROBOAT project to lay a foundation for a pro-environmental /ecological finishing composition of boats.