Onshore ballast water treatment: A viable option for major ports

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2296-2304

  Pereira, Newton Narciso ^a   Brinati, Hernani Luiz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Invasive species; Major iron ore ports; Marine environment; Maritime transportation; Onshore ballast water treatment; Simulation; Sizing problem; Strategic planning

Indexed keywords

BALLAST WATER TREATMENT; BRAZIL; INVASIVE SPECIES; MAJOR IRON ORE PORTS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARITIME TRANSPORTATION; SIMULATION; SIZING PROBLEM;

DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION; IRON ORES; LOADING; SHIPS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; WATERWAY TRANSPORTATION;

WATER;

BALLAST WATER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARITIME TRANSPORTATION; PORT; STRATEGIC APPROACH; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXOTIC SPECIES; LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY; ONSHORE BALLAST WATER TREATMENT; SHIP; SIMULATION; VALIDATION PROCESS; WATER TREATMENT;

INTRODUCED SPECIES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SEAWATER; SHIPS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION;

BRAZIL;

EID: 84868194446     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.07.026     Document Type: Article

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