Chemical-free solutions spearhead way for ballast water management

摘要

As the deadline for the IMO s International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water looms, more chemical-free treatment systems are hitting the market In January 2012, the International Maritime Organization's (IMO's) International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water will enter into force, specifying maximum limits for the content of organisms within ballast water, in an effort to limit the damage that can be caused by alien species entering unfamiliar regional ecosystems.