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Ballast water treatment system testing: assessing novel treatments and validating compliance methods [PDF]
, 2021 Aquatic invasive species spreading via ballast water are a threat to marine biodiversity. Therefore, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the United States Coast Guard (USCG) adopted a Ballast Water Discharge Standard (BWDS) limiting discharge of organism through ballast water.
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Effectiveness of a Barge-Based Ballast Water Treatment System for Multi-Terminal Ports
Promet (Zagreb), 2015 The paper presents outcomes of the discrete event simulation of the ballast water management in a multi-terminal port. The simulation includes ship’s manoeuvring, cargo and ballast operations and a barge-based ballast water treatment system operating ...
Lovro Maglić +2 more
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Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2023 This paper presents a novel approach to microbubble technology for the treatment of aquatic invasive organisms in ship ballast water. The microbubbles are produced by hydrodynamic cavitation with a sudden and dramatic water pressure drop.
Baojun Wang +5 more
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Application of Hydrocyclone and UV Radiation as a Ballast Water Treatment Method
Promet (Zagreb), 2010 The ballast water exchange methods in open sea are, for the time being, the prevailing procedures accepted by shipowners. However, such methods do not guarantee full efficacy in elimination of allochthonous organisms.
Željko Kurtela, Pavao Komadina
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Water Science and Technology, 2021 Effects of ballast water treatment by advanced electro-catalysis oxidation processes (AEOP) on abundance, activity, and diversity of marine bacteria were examined in a full-scale ballast water management system (BWMS) at Yangshan Port, Shanghai, China ...
Yulin Xu, Qiong Wang, Huixian Wu
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Analysis into the selection of a ballast water treatment system
Transport, 2015 Today, it is very important to select and install the optimal equipment for the treatment of ballast water in existing ships. Increasing cargo volumes demand for a greater number of ships for transportation and expanded navigation geography as well as ...
Diana Šateikienė +3 more
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Preventing Maritime Transfer of Toxigenic Vibrio cholerae
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2012 Organisms, including Vibrio cholerae, can be transferred between harbors in the ballast water of ships. Zones in the Caribbean region where distance from shore and water depth meet International Maritime Organization guidelines for ballast water exchange
Nicole J. Cohen +10 more
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Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2023 Introduction: Disinfection byproducts (DBPs) generated during ballast water treatment using active substances have gained increasing interest owing to their potential impact on the marine environment.
Ji-Hyun Lee +2 more
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Biodosimetric Studies for Ballast Water Treatment [PDF]
Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2019 Abstract Ultraviolet (UV) reactor for ballast water treatment is investigated in this paper. Experimental and numerical simulations are performed for a base reactor named LBW850e. B. Pumilus is chosen as a challenge organism in the experiments.
H.Y. Li +4 more
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KPI (KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS) APPLICATION ON BALLAST WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM SELECTION
Brodogradnja, 2017 Every day, more than 7,000 different marine species are transferred to different ecosystems via ballast water in ships. The introduction of invasive species can cause problems for native species.
Gülçin Vural, Fatma Yonsel
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