The International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United Nations body which administers
the international regulatory regime for shipping, noted the negative impact of non …

After almost two decades of intensified research, regulatory and political activities focussed
on the prevention of harmful organisms and pathogen transfers around the world in 2004 the …

Harmful non-indigenous microorganism invasion caused by ballast water discharge poses
severe threats to marine environments. In this study, a conceptual in situ photo-Fenton …

Today global shipping transports over 90% of the world's overseas trade and trends
anticipate that it will continue to play an increasing role world-wide. Shipping operations …

Barnacles are some of the most conspicuous and well-known ship fouling organisms in the
world and thus many species no doubt owe parts of their modern distribution to human …

The composition and frequency of antibiotic resistance of pathogenic bacteria, the
abundance of heterotrophic aerobic bacteria (HPC) and possible in-situ use of chromogenic …

The transfer of ship ballast water poses significant risks to the aquatic ecosystem and human
health. To mitigate the influences of non-native species, ballast water management systems …

In this work an electrochemical immunosensor for the toxic microalgae Alexandrium
minutum (A. minutum AL9T) detection is described. A glassy carbon electrode (GCE) was …

Abstract The International Convention for the Control and Management of Ship's Ballast
Water and Sediments sets requirements to prevent organism transfers. Vessels on certain …

There is an increasing awareness of the relationships among key phytoplankton groups and
their role in biogeochemical cycles; however, less is known about the temporal scales of …