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RECORD NUMBER: 3529 OF 4184Main Title | Stemming the tide : controlling introductions of nonindigenous species by ships' ballast water / | |||||||||||
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Publisher | National Academy Press, | |||||||||||
Year Published | 1996 | |||||||||||
OCLC Number | 35183984 | |||||||||||
ISBN | 0309055377; 9780309055376 | |||||||||||
Subjects | Animal introduction ; Nonindigenous aquatic pests--Control ; Discharge of ballast water--Management ; Non-indigenous pests--Control | |||||||||||
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Collation | xiii, 141 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm | |||||||||||
Notes | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents Notes | 1. Ballast Water and Nonindigenous Species -- 2. Ballast Water and Ships -- 3. Managing Ballast Water -- 4. Shipboard Treatment Options -- 5. Monitoring -- 6. Conclusions and Recommendations -- App. A. Biographical Sketches of Committee Members -- App. B. Committee Meetings and Activities -- App. C. Explanation of Basic Stability -- App. D. Alternative Ship Designs -- App. E. Great Lakes Maritime Industry Voluntary Ballast Water Management Plan for the Control of Ruffe in Lake Superior Ports, 1993 -- App. F. Candidate Shipboard Treatment Technologies: Supplementary Information -- App. G. Treatment Options Query -- App. H. Emerging Monitoring Technologies. |