New international requirements for
treating ballast water to stop harmful hitchhikers also pose scientific challenges for the testing of disinfection technology.
The guidelines are voluntary at this stage because it is not known which is the most effective way of
treating ballast water.
Asking every port to implement strict control measures, like testing and
treating ballast water, could drag down productivity — but focusing on just those places most likely to spread invaders would have a large effect, say the researchers.
Not exact matches
The Maritime Administration, along with the Maritime Environmental Resource Center and Maryland Port Administration, has dedicated a new facility to study the effectiveness of technology to
treat invasive species in
ballast water.
«The crumb rubber could be used for
treating wastewater, ship
ballast water, and storm
water.»