The dilution and dispersion of ballast water discharged into Goderich Harbor

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1288-1296

  Wells, Mathew G ^a   Bailey, Sarah A ^b,c   Ruddick, Barry ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b GREAT LAKES LABORATORY FOR FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^d DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; Great Lakes; Harbors

Indexed keywords

BALLAST WATER; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; DILUTION FACTORS; DISPERSION RATE; FLUSHING RATES; GREAT LAKES; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATIONS; MAGNETIC PARTICLE; NONINDIGENOUS SPECIES; ONTARIO; OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS; RHODAMINE WT; TRACER PARTICLE;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BALLAST TANKS; DISPERSIONS; LAKES; PORTS AND HARBORS;

WATER;

BALLAST WATER; RHODAMINE; TRACER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

BALLAST WATER; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DILUTION; DISCHARGE; DISPERSION; DYE; HARBOR; TRACER;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; DISPERSION; MAGNET; SHIP; SPECIES INTRODUCTION;

COLORING AGENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MODELS, CHEMICAL; RHODAMINES; SHIPS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CANADA; GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 79958769649     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.03.005     Document Type: Article

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