[HTML][HTML] Review of current regulations, available technologies, and future trends in the green shipping industry

M Tadros, M Ventura, CG Soares - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper presents a comprehensive review of the current regulations and the various
technologies as well as the decision support methods for each technology the maritime …

An overview on the treatment of ballast water in ships

E Lakshmi, M Priya, VS Achari - Ocean & Coastal Management, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction of invasive species through ballast water discharge has been a serious concern
with the marine ecosystem. With growing research in the ballast water management, recent …

Visible Light-Induced Marine Bacterial Inactivation in Seawater by an In Situ Photo-Fenton System without Additional Oxidants: Implications for Ballast Water …

W Wang, H Xie, G Li, J Li, PK Wong, T An - Acs Es&T Water, 2021 - ACS Publications
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 …

Vector control reduces the rate of species invasion in the world's largest freshwater ecosystem

A Ricciardi, HJ MacIsaac - Conservation Letters, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Great Lakes‐St Lawrence River basin is the world's most invaded freshwater
system. Ballast water release from transoceanic shipping is deemed responsible for 65% of …

Managing risk of non‐indigenous species establishment associated with ballast water discharges from ships with bypassed or inoperable ballast water management …

J Bradie, M Rolla, SA Bailey… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Ballast water is recognized as a leading pathway for the introduction of aquatic non‐
indigenous species which have caused substantial ecological damage globally. Following …

Effects of sodium hypochlorite treatment on the chlorophyll fluorescence in photosystem II of microalgae

N Li, Z Liu, P Wang, K Suman, J Zhang… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Chlorophyll fluorescence-based method shows great potentials for on-site assessing the
vitality of algae in treated ship's ballast water. However, there is very limited information on …

Pushing the switch: functional responses and prey switching by invasive lionfish may mediate their ecological impact

M McCard, J South, RN Cuthbert, JWE Dickey… - Biological …, 2021 - Springer
Biodiversity is declining on a global scale and the spread of invasive alien species (IAS) is a
major driver, particularly through predatory impacts. Thus, effective means of assessing and …

Ballast water exchange plus treatment lowers species invasion rate in freshwater ecosystems

JN Bradie, DAR Drake, D Ogilvie… - Environmental …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The movement of ballast water by commercial shipping is a prominent pathway for aquatic
invasions. Ships' ballast water management is now transitioning from open ocean exchange …

Integrated biological risk and cost model analysis supports a geopolitical shift in ballast water management

Z Wang, M Saebi, JJ Corbett, EK Grey… - … Science & Technology, 2021 - ACS Publications
This work evaluates efficacies of plausible ballast water management strategies and
standards by integrating a global species spread risk assessment with a policy cost …

Metagenomic sequencing identifies highly diverse assemblages of dinoflagellate cysts in sediments from ships' ballast tanks

L Shang, Z Hu, Y Deng, Y Liu, X Zhai, Z Chai, X Liu… - Microorganisms, 2019 - mdpi.com
Ships' ballast tanks have long been known as vectors for the introduction of organisms. We
applied next-generation sequencing to detect dinoflagellates (mainly as cysts) in 32 ballast …