Ballast water discharges by ships can have a negative impact on the marine environment. The discharge of ballast water and sediments by ships is governed... 15 KB (1,755 words) - 03:15, 11 April 2024 |
sea water. Serious problems arise when the ballast water is discharged, as water-borne organisms may create havoc when deposited in new environments. Ballast... 7 KB (1,294 words) - 19:13, 10 March 2024 |
world trade. Typically, ballast water discharge contains a variety of biological materials including non-native, invasive, and exotic species that can... 7 KB (741 words) - 00:13, 29 January 2023 |
Ballast water discharge typically contains a variety of biological materials, including plants, animals, viruses, and bacteria. These materials often... 18 KB (2,101 words) - 20:26, 17 April 2020 |
Environmental effects of shipping (redirect from Ballast water treatment systems) after ships discharge wastewater or unload cargo, and discharged at the next port of call, wherever more cargo is loaded. Ballast water discharge typically... 63 KB (7,223 words) - 13:50, 8 April 2024 |
water, called ballast water, which contains aquatic organisms typical of the port of arrival, is stored in ballast tanks and is ultimately discharged... 12 KB (1,343 words) - 21:42, 21 November 2023 |
Court of Appeals, 2008). Vessel discharges are subject to NPDES permit requirements. See Ballast water regulation in the United States. National Cotton... 89 KB (10,770 words) - 04:50, 16 April 2024 |
Fluorescent lamp (category Gas discharge lamps) ballast to stabilize the current through the lamp, and to provide the initial striking voltage required to start the arc discharge. Often one ballast... 96 KB (11,307 words) - 21:30, 23 April 2024 |
Oil Pollution Act of 1961 (category 1961 in the environment) the enactment of Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships on October 21, 1980. Transport portal Water portal Ballast tank Ballast water discharge and the environment... 13 KB (1,131 words) - 11:12, 28 June 2023 |
Mercury-vapor lamp (redirect from Mercury-vapor discharge tube) mercury-vapor lamp is a gas-discharge lamp that uses an electric arc through vaporized mercury to produce light. The arc discharge is generally confined to... 23 KB (2,776 words) - 13:51, 16 April 2024 |
Pavlopetri (category Mycenaean sites in the Peloponnese (region)) discharge waste that damages the archaeological ruins and is also bad for the environment. There is also ballast water which is water that is used to keep a... 15 KB (1,936 words) - 19:31, 21 February 2024 |
Marine environmental issues in Lebanon (category Environment of Lebanon) regulations on the ballast water discharges. Ships calling Lebanese ports discharge stagnant ballast water (Without being exchanged in the middle of the sea),... 11 KB (1,267 words) - 07:31, 27 September 2023 |
Oil Pollution Act of 1973 (category 1973 in the environment) governed by the above provisions for ships other than tankers II.) Total quantity of oil discharge on a ballast voyage does not exceed 1/15000 of the total... 16 KB (1,349 words) - 13:09, 9 May 2023 |
Oil record book (category Shipping and the environment) tanks; Discharge of ballast containing an oily mixture or cleaning water from fuel oil tanks; Disposal of oil residue; and Discharge overboard or disposal... 5 KB (636 words) - 22:35, 26 February 2024 |
MARPOL 73/78 (redirect from MARPOL 73/78: Discussion on Existing Legislative Enforcements in China and Recommendations) to the treatment of engine room bilge water (OWS) for all large commercial vessels and ballast and tank cleaning waste (ODME). It also introduces the concept... 31 KB (2,339 words) - 05:20, 1 January 2024 |
Around one third of the cargo tanks also acted as ballast tanks. During ballast discharge oil was released into the environment. These tankers did not... 23 KB (2,615 words) - 22:20, 6 September 2023 |
Marine pollution (redirect from Pollution of the seas) as tankers discharging ballast water from oil tanks used on return ships, leaking pipelines or engine oil disposed of down sewers. Discharge of cargo residues... 79 KB (10,994 words) - 06:02, 24 April 2024 |
Crayfish plague (category Diseases and parasites of crustaceans) North America, or in ballast water discharge. After its original introduction in Italy in 1860, it spread quickly through Europe and was discovered in Sweden... 7 KB (660 words) - 18:51, 14 April 2024 |
of large vessels, and are widely spread when the ballast is discharged. The speed of sound in seawater is about 1,500 m/s (whereas the speed of sound is... 51 KB (6,142 words) - 06:13, 15 April 2024 |
Closure of tidal inlets (section Discharge Coefficient) mattresses, filling them with sand, and stabilising them with ballast stone. Successive sections were then sunk on top until the dam reached a height where no... 50 KB (6,055 words) - 21:15, 13 April 2024 |
Invasive species (category Pages using sidebar with the child parameter) Organisms of the Pacific Northwest. 2001. University of Washington Great Lake Commission. "Status of Ballast Water Discharge Regulations in the Great Lakes... 126 KB (12,926 words) - 15:52, 21 April 2024 |
Environmental effects of transport (redirect from Transport and the environment) have the potential to impair water quality, adversely affecting aquatic environments and increasing the risks to human health. While sewage discharges have... 42 KB (4,458 words) - 08:26, 11 April 2024 |
Marine engineering (section Oil and water discharge) water inside larger ballast tanks. Marine engineers are responsible for the task of balancing and tracking the fuel and ballast water of a ship. Floating... 35 KB (4,380 words) - 10:51, 26 March 2024 |