The coating materials that can be used with the microbiocidal additive of the present invention include, but are not limited to, coatings formed from materials including the acrylate and methacrylate polymers and copolymers; the vinyl polymers including polyvinyl chloride, polyvinyl acetate, polyvinyl butyral, polyvinyl chloride-acetate, vinyl chloride-vinylidine chloride copolymers; the polyethyl