Ships’ Ballast Water Treatment by Chlorination Can Generate Toxic Trihalomethanes
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DOI: 10.1007/s00128-017-2125-3
Abstract: The International Maritime Organization (IMO) will enforce a new abundance-based performance standard for ballast water in September, 2017. Strong oxidants, like chlorine, have been proposed as a method for achieving this standard. However chlorine treatment… read more here.
Keywords: ballast water; water; water treatment; ships ballast ... See more keywords
Pathogenic hitchhiker diversity on international ships' ballast water at West Malaysia port.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112850
Abstract: This study investigates bacterial diversity and potential pathogens in the international ships' ballast water at Tanjung Pelepas Port, Malaysia, using 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing. Thirty-four bacterial phylum, 305 families, 577 genera, and 941 species were… read more here.
Keywords: ballast water; diversity; water; international ships ... See more keywords