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These results suggest that the paint disease could be caused

July 15, 2017 by Lena Webb

These results suggest that the paint disease could be caused by more than just the pigment. "The paint has a kind of organic layer, so, you can see that the paint is not going all the way down to the bottom of the oil, but there is still this deep layer of plastic underneath," said Walton.

As a result, the researchers can quickly identify a new layer of plastic under the water, and this is where their new technique shines. The researchers found that under a thin layer of the paint, they had a clear surface and had to use a tiny amount of sand to "drain" the paint. "So, when you are able to see the surface in a way that is so thin, there is no contamination," Walton said. The researchers have shown that the chemical reaction can also be caused by the paint itself, but if this is just the cause, why not take a look at other paint diseases that have been on the rise?

In the past, scientists have been able to identify "paint-associated" diseases in the paint. In 2004, researchers found that, because of the difficulty of identifying paints as well as the difficulty of determining the exact chemical process, they had to use a tool like the "Paint-Aid" that's used to identify some major chemical reactions, such as hydrogen bonding. That tool, called the "paint product identification kit" (PADK), was developed by researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles and the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and is now in its second generation. The kit is a portable device that allows researchers to easily identify and catalog paints.

The researchers plan to continue their work and demonstrate that the new technique could be used to identify the exact process behind paint-related diseases, and will present their results in a upcoming issue of the journal "The Nature Geoscience and Environmental Sciences."