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Emerging risks from ballast water treatment: The run-up to the International Ballast Water Management Convention [PDF]
Chemosphere, 2014 Uptake and discharge of ballast water by ocean-going ships contribute to the worldwide spread of aquatic invasive species, with negative impacts on the environment, economies, and public health. The International Ballast Water Management Convention aims at a global answer.
Werschkun, Barbara +20 more
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Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2019 Along with the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United States Maritime Administration has developed its own ballast water management legislation under the dual authority of the US Coast Guard and the Environmental Protection Agency. The IMO
Leo Čampara +3 more
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Frontiers in Marine ScienceShips’ ballast water and sediments are vectors that contribute to the unintentional spread of aquatic non-native species globally. Ballast water management, as well as commissioning testing of ballast water management systems and compliance monitoring ...
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Do Ballast Water Management Systems Reduce Phytoplankton Introductions to Canadian Waters?
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 Global coastal aquatic ecosystems are negatively impacted by the introduction of harmful aquatic species through the discharge of ships’ ballast water. To reduce discharges of harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens, such as toxic phytoplankton species ...
Oscar Casas-Monroy, Sarah A. Bailey
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Sampling Methodologies and Approaches for Ballast Water Management Compliance Monitoring
Promet (Zagreb), 2011 The human-mediated transfer of harmful organisms via shipping, especially via ballast water transport, has raised considerable attention especially in the last decade due to the negative associated impacts.
Stephan Gollasch, Matej David
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Shipboard Ballast Water Treatment Systems on Seagoing Ships [PDF]
, 2016 This review paper summarizes the legislative framework and the available technologies for ballast water treatment with regard to the approval process and relevant issues.
Aleksandar Vorkapić +2 more
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Ballast Water Management in the Black Sea’s Ports
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2018 The objective of this work is to develop a case study in order to improve the ballast water management in the Black Sea’s ports. From this perspective, the present paper provides an extensive explanation about the main issues related to the control
Vasile Rata +2 more
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Railway track condition assessment at network level by frequency domain analysis of GPR data [PDF]
, 2018 The railway track system is a crucial infrastructure for the transportation of people and goods in modern societies. With the increase in railway traffic, the availability of the track for monitoring and maintenance purposes is becoming significantly ...
Fontul, Simona +3 more
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Ballast Water Risk Assessment: the Indian experience
ASEAN Journal on Science and Technology for Development, 2018 The Ballast Water Risk Assessment serves as a “Decision Support System” for any given port to take appropriate ballast water management actions. Risk assessment involves collation of data from the ballast water reporting forms to identify the source of ...
Venkat Krishnamrthy +2 more
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Global hot spots of biological invasions: evaluating options for ballast-water management. [PDF]
Proc Biol Sci, 2004 Drake JM, Lodge DM.
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