Book contents
- Environmental Impact of Ships
- Cambridge Environmental Chemistry Series
- Environmental Impact of Ships
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- 1 Shipping, Ships and the Environment
- 2 Atmospheric Emissions from Ships
- 3 Oil Pollution from Operations and Shipwrecks
- 4 Waste and Sewage
- 5 Ballast Water
- 6 Biocides from Marine Coatings
- 7 Invasive Species
- 8 Physical Effects of Ships on the Environment
- 9 Ship Noise
- 10 Vessel Strikes and North Atlantic Right Whales
- 11 Nuclear-Powered Vessels
- 12 Environmental Impacts of Shipbreaking
- 13 International Legislative Framework
- 14 Shipping Industry’s Perspective
- 15 Environmental Impacts of Shipping
- Index
- References
5 - Ballast Water
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 January 2021
- Environmental Impact of Ships
- Cambridge Environmental Chemistry Series
- Environmental Impact of Ships
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- 1 Shipping, Ships and the Environment
- 2 Atmospheric Emissions from Ships
- 3 Oil Pollution from Operations and Shipwrecks
- 4 Waste and Sewage
- 5 Ballast Water
- 6 Biocides from Marine Coatings
- 7 Invasive Species
- 8 Physical Effects of Ships on the Environment
- 9 Ship Noise
- 10 Vessel Strikes and North Atlantic Right Whales
- 11 Nuclear-Powered Vessels
- 12 Environmental Impacts of Shipbreaking
- 13 International Legislative Framework
- 14 Shipping Industry’s Perspective
- 15 Environmental Impacts of Shipping
- Index
- References
Summary
One of the most recent threats to any type of water caused by humans is species introduction through ballast water and sediment releases, which may result in harmful effects on the natural environment, human health, property and resources globally. One of the key species introduction vectors is shipping predominantly through species transfers in ballast water and biofouling of vessels (David & Gollasch, 2015a; Davidson & Simkanin, 2012; Ojaveer et al., 2017; WGITMO, 2015). The relative importance of vectors may regionally be very different, and in some regions biofouling may prevail (Carlton & Eldredge, 2009). However, this chapter is limited to ballast water species transfers.
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- Environmental Impact of Ships , pp. 96 - 111Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020