Using Onboard-Produced Drinking Water to Achieve Ballast-Free Management

• Published in: Sustainability Vol. 13; no. 14; p. 7648
• Main Authors: Lu, Kun-Tu, Lui, Hon-Kit, Chen, Chen-Tung Arthur, Liu, Li-Lian, Yang, Lei, Dong, Cheng-Di, Chen, Chiu-Wen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 08.07.2021
• Subjects: Cholera; Drinking water; Mollusks; Organisms; Quality standards; Salvage; Ships; Sustainability; Water quality; United States > US; Taiwan

Based on the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments (the Ballast Water Management Convention, or BWM Convention) of the International Maritime Organization, from 8 September 2017, all ships must have an approved Ballast Water Management Treatmen...