Chemical assessment of ballast water exchange compliance: Implementation in North America and New Zealand

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Chemical assessment of ballast water exchange compliance: Implementation in North America and New Zealand

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Fluorescence by naturally occurring dissolved organic matter (FDOM) is a sensitive indicator of ballast water source, with high FDOM in coastal ballast water decreasing typically dramatically when replaced by oceanic seawater during ballast water exchange. In this study, FDOM was measured in 92 ships arriving at Pacific ports on the US west coast and in New Zealand, and used to assess their compliance with ballast water regulations that required 95% replacement of port water to minimize invas...

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2016-05-01

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Monaca eNoble / Gregory eRuiz / Kathleen eMurphy

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Frontiers in Marine Science

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http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmars.2016.00066/full

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Pacific Ocean / invasive species / Fluorescence spectroscopy / Ballast water exchange / Ballast water management / FDOM / Science / General / Including nature conservation, geographical distribution

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