In article ,
martin writes:
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| The Dutch are concerned about the high levels of copper in the ground
| water.
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| Nothing is safe in excess. Banning copper-based fungicides for private
| use will do nothing about that problem,
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| reducing the amount of copper used in general and especially in
| agriculture will do something towards reducing the problem

That is true, but banning it only for private use will not do anything
significant.

| but it is the sort of solution
| that Whitehall adopts. I know little about the Dutch bureaucracy.
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| They banned copper antifouling for boats for two years.

A reasonable decision. There is a lot of copper used on even a
small boat.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.