Ballast water heating offers a superior treatment option

Journal of Marine Environmental Engineering

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 217-230

  Rigby, Geoff ^a   Hallegraeff, Gustaaf ^b   Taylor, Alan ^c  

^a Reninna Consulting   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c Alan H Taylor and Associates   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ballast water; Heating; Invasions; Marine organisms; Translocation; Treatment

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MARINE BIOLOGY; MARINE ENGINES; SEDIMENTS; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS; WASTE HEAT; WATERWAY TRANSPORTATION;

BALLAST WATER; ENGINE COOLING SYSTEMS; SEA TEMPERATURES; SHIPBOARDS;

SHIP EQUIPMENT;

BALLAST WATER; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; HEATING; WATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 10244241812     PISSN: 1061026X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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