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Water, the intangible element [PDF]

, 2009
Water is the key to life. No living creature can survive without water. Too much water or polluted water are serious threats to mankind. Managing this intangible element is complex, not only in wet deltaic regions but also in the (semi-)arid regions of ...
Hydrogeology, Quantitative water management, Schotting, R.J.   +2 more
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Building high-performance knowledge institutions for water management [PDF]

, 2014
Societies need forward-thinking knowledge institutions in the water sector to help them deal with the opportunities and crises that will arise in the future. India has some leading, high-performance knowledge institutions.
International Water Management Institute
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Optimizing ballast water management: an evaluation of ballast water treatment system performance in challenging water conditions

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
The movement of ballast water is a major pathway for introducing aquatic invasive species. Ballast water management systems (BWMS) aim to reduce species introductions, but their performance varies under challenging water quality conditions. This study assessed BWMS performance in a freshwater port with impaired water quality by comparing harbour ...
Sean Yardley, Oscar Casas-Monroy, Robin Rozon, Jocelyn Kydd, Dawson Ogilvie, Sarah A. Bailey   +5 more
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Re-growth ability and species composition of phytoplankton in international commercial ship’s ballast water

, 2013
The aim of this study is to assess the importance of ballast water discharge as a vector for the introduction of exotic species into Korean coastal and port water.
백승호, 장민철, 신경순, 손문호   +3 more
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A new photodegradable molecule as a low impact ballast water biocide: efficacy screening on marine organisms from different trophic levels

, 2004
Marine species carried by ship’s ballast waters represent a potentially serious environmental problem. Many strategies are adopted to minimise the transfer of invasive or pathogen marine species among different aquatic ecosystems.
F. Rubino, MARIOTTINI, GIAN LUIGI, V. Piazza, O. D. Saracino, E. Chelossi, F. Magillo, F. Garaventa, PANE, LUIGI, M. Faimali   +8 more
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Towards integrated water resources management

, 2015
With input from 56,000 weather stations, the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) World Water and Climate Atlas gives agricultural planners rapid access to the best available data on climate, and moisture availability for agriculture.
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
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Evaluating the combined effects of ballast water management and trade dynamics on transfers of marine organisms by ships. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2017
Carney KJ, Minton MS, Holzer KK, Miller AW, McCann LD, Ruiz GM.   +5 more
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Systematic Considerations for a Ballast Water Treatment System (BWTS) Retrofits: A Review

Kapal
As a country that has more than half of the country's total territorial waters, Indonesia is highly dependent on shipping activities. Therefore, knowledge of policy updates for each ship from IMO must also be taken into account, one of which is the ...
Wanda Rulita Sari, Gunawan Gunawan
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Ballast Water: Extremely Convenient for the Shipping Industry but Disastrous for Coastal Waters and the Environment: A Study on the Effect of Ballast Water on Various Coasts and the Laws and Regulations in Place Regarding Ballast Water [PDF]

, 2014
Duncan, Judy Lee-Ann
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MARINE ENVIRONMENT POLLUTION FROM BALLAST WATER WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO INTRENATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT OF SHIPS' BALLAST WATER AND SEDIMENT, 2004

Zbornik Radova Pravnog Fakulteta u Splitu, 2008
Sea pollution from ballast water is extremly serious problem that most coastal countries are dealing with today. Being aware of this, International Maritime Organization introduced in 2004 the International Convention for the Control and Management of ...
Petra Amižić Jelovčić
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