A microwave system that kills "invasive species" lurking in ships' ballast water is developed by a team of US researchers.
... , as global trade increases, the problem will only get worse.
"Ships unload their ballast water from all over the world, and with it all kinds of exotic, invasive species, from viruses and bacteria ...
... Sweden. The species, which originates from the Black Sea and probably spread to the Baltic via ballast water, has been found in the Gulf of Gdansk since 1990, in the southern Baltic. Today it is one ...
... of its kind in Sweden. The species, which originates from the Black Sea and probably spread to the Baltic via ballast water, has been found in the Gulf of Gdansk since 1990, in the southern Baltic.
... using different treatments to reduce and even eliminate the microbes in their ballast water. “A number of techniques are being looked at for this purpose, from filtration to biocides, ultrasound to ...
... empty ship can suck up more than 10 million gallons of water to stay balanced as it crosses the open ocean. ... arrival into another port, the crew pumps the ballast water and any small animals or plants ...
... also increases the likelihood of non-native species invading the lakes by hitching a ride in ships' ballast water. Since the 1959 opening of the Seaway, an estimated 57 plant and animal species have ...
... Invasion of alien species carried by ships' ballast water
"Overfishing, the result in part of illegal, ... require very strict standards for ballast water exchange, fuel content, discharge and emission ...
... cause a major upheaval in the shallow marine waters of Antarctica. Predatory crabs are poised to return ... exotic crab invaders. When ships dump their ballast water in the Antarctic seas, marine larvae ...
... mussels are so difficult to remove from boats or water intake pipes.
Peyer collected both ... 1980s, hitchhiking their way into North America in the ballast water of ships from the Caspian and Black Seas ...
... two European Union funded projects "Healthy Water" and "AQUA-chip". Manfred Höfle is ... of cases of illness in Chile. In the future, due to ballast water or climate change, the species may also gain ...
... as the world's shipping nations continue to largely neglect bringing into effect an international treaty setting out requirements for consistent handling and treatment of ships' ballast water...
... nations continue to largely neglect bringing into effect an international treaty setting out requirements for consistent handling and treatment of ships' ballast water, according to new report.
