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Ballast Water Treatment Performance Evaluation under Real Changing Conditions
We conducted a shipboard ballast water test using seawater of extreme turbidity collected from Shanghai Port (China) (>300 mg total suspended solids (TSS)/L), and normal seawater collected in other ports (
Pung-Guk Jang +2 more
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Until recently, the selection of ballast water treatment (BWT) systems was based on a predetermined set of criteria that did not include evaluations for system utilization due to lack of experience.
Mevlüt Yilmaz, Ceren Bilgin Güney
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Design proposal for a ballast treatment system to reduce the invasion of species in the Galapagos [PDF]
Ballast water is necessary to maintain the stability of the vessels when loading and unloading their merchandise. However, it is also one of the main causes of species invasions in many ports around the world.
Townsend Patrick +2 more
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A Feasibility Review for an Uneven Baseline Basis Minimal Ballast Ship
Although there are many kinds of advanced ballast water management systems, pioneering studies for ballast-water free ship and minimal ballast water ship concepts are in progress. In this study, the existing alternatives of ballast water are reviewed and
Hee Jin Kang +5 more
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Preview of Ballast Water Treatment System Market Status
The International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments was adopted in February 2004 and it was ratified by a sufficient number of countries in September 2016.
Nermin Hasanspahić, Damir Zec
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Efficacy of pH elevation as a bactericidal strategy for treating ballast water of freight carriers
Treatment of ship ballast water with sodium hydroxide (NaOH) is one method currently being developed to minimize the risk to introduce aquatic invasive species. The bactericidal capability of sodium hydroxide was determined for 148 bacterial strains from
Clifford E. Starliper +5 more
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ABOUT METODS OF SHIPS′ BALLAST WATER TREATMENT
The modern mechanical, physical and chemical metods of processing of water ballast of courts from pathogenic microflora offered by Russian and foreign researchers are covered in the article; merits and shortcomings of application of various ways are noted.
S.Yu. Vodyanitskaya +2 more
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Study on Ship Ballast Water Treatment Methods
With the rise of the world's maritime industry, the ecological and environmental concerns produced by ballast water discharges from ships are growing more and more significant, and can be hazardous to marine ecosystems, the marine economy, and human health. The ballast water management (BWM) convention from the International Maritime Organization (IMO)
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Understanding the implications of different management strategies is necessary to identify best conservation trajectories for ecosystems exposed to anthropogenic stressors.
Oscar Casas-Monroy +5 more
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Bibliometric review of ballast water management within the framework of the circular economy
The implementation of the Ballast Water Management Convention (BWMC) has prompted a rapid growth in global research on ballast water management. However, the relationship between ballast water management and circular economy (CE) principles, as well as ...
Dian Kurnianing Sari +4 more
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