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Discharge of ballast water

National Ballast Information Clearinghouse (NBIC) view detail comment email this

The NBIC, a program of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center and the United States Coast Guard, "collects, analyzes, and interprets data on the ballast water management practices of commercial ships." A main goal of the NBIC is "to determine the degree to which ... [ballast] water has undergone ... treatments designed to reduce the likelihood of ballast-mediated invasions by exotic species." It features a database with ballast discharge information and links to research.
http://invasions.si.edu/nbic/
Topics: Environment, Industries, Plants, Transportation, Water

Last updated Oct 12, 2005





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