Emerging risks from ballast water treatment: The run-up to the International Ballast Water Management Convention

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Emerging risks from ballast water treatment: The run-up to the International Ballast Water Management Convention. / Werschkun, Barbara; Banerji, Sangeeta; Basurko, Oihane C. et al.
In: Chemosphere, Vol. 112, 01.10.2014, p. 256-266.

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Werschkun, B, Banerji, S, Basurko, OC, David, M, Fuhr, F, Gollasch, S, Grummt, T, Haarich, M, Jha, AN, Kacan, S, Kehrer, A, Linders, J, Mesbahi, E, Pughiuc, D, Richardson, SD, Schwarz-Schulz, B, Shah, A, Theobald, N, von Gunten, U, Wieck, S & Höfer, T 2014, 'Emerging risks from ballast water treatment: The run-up to the International Ballast Water Management Convention', Chemosphere, vol. 112, pp. 256-266. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.03.135

APA

Werschkun, B., Banerji, S., Basurko, O. C., David, M., Fuhr, F., Gollasch, S., Grummt, T., Haarich, M., Jha, A. N., Kacan, S., Kehrer, A., Linders, J., Mesbahi, E., Pughiuc, D., Richardson, S. D., Schwarz-Schulz, B., Shah, A., Theobald, N., von Gunten, U., ... Höfer, T. (2014). Emerging risks from ballast water treatment: The run-up to the International Ballast Water Management Convention. Chemosphere, 112, 256-266. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.03.135

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Werschkun B, Banerji S, Basurko OC, David M, Fuhr F, Gollasch S et al. Emerging risks from ballast water treatment: The run-up to the International Ballast Water Management Convention. Chemosphere. 2014 Oct 1;112:256-266. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.03.135

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title = "Emerging risks from ballast water treatment: The run-up to the International Ballast Water Management Convention",
abstract = "Uptake and discharge of ballast water by ocean-going ships contribute to the worldwide spread of aquatic invasive species, with negative impacts on the environment, economies, and public health. The International Ballast Water Management Convention aims at a global answer. The agreed standards for ballast water discharge will require ballast water treatment. Systems based on various physical and/or chemical methods were developed for on-board installation and approved by the International Maritime Organization. Most common are combinations of high-performance filters with oxidizing chemicals or UV radiation. A well-known problem of oxidative water treatment is the formation of disinfection by-products, many of which show genotoxicity, carcinogenicity, or other long-term toxicity. In natural biota, genetic damages can affect reproductive success and ultimately impact biodiversity. The future exposure towards chemicals from ballast water treatment can only be estimated, based on land-based testing of treatment systems, mathematical models, and exposure scenarios. Systematic studies on the chemistry of oxidants in seawater are lacking, as are data about the background levels of disinfection by-products in the oceans and strategies for monitoring future developments. The international approval procedure of ballast water treatment systems compares the estimated exposure levels of individual substances with their experimental toxicity. While well established in many substance regulations, this approach is also criticised for its simplification, which may disregard critical aspects such as multiple exposures and long-term sub-lethal effects. Moreover, a truly holistic sustainability assessment would need to take into account factors beyond chemical hazards, e.g. energy consumption, air pollution or waste generation. {\textcopyright} 2014 The Authors.",
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author = "Barbara Werschkun and Sangeeta Banerji and Basurko, {Oihane C.} and Matej David and Frank Fuhr and Stephan Gollasch and Tamara Grummt and Michael Haarich and Jha, {Awadhesh N.} and Stefan Kacan and Anja Kehrer and Jan Linders and Ehsan Mesbahi and Dandu Pughiuc and Richardson, {Susan D.} and Beatrice Schwarz-Schulz and Amisha Shah and Norbert Theobald and {von Gunten}, Urs and Stefanie Wieck and Thomas H{\"o}fer",
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AU - Werschkun, Barbara

AU - Banerji, Sangeeta

AU - Basurko, Oihane C.

AU - David, Matej

AU - Fuhr, Frank

AU - Gollasch, Stephan

AU - Grummt, Tamara

AU - Haarich, Michael

AU - Jha, Awadhesh N.

AU - Kacan, Stefan

AU - Kehrer, Anja

AU - Linders, Jan

AU - Mesbahi, Ehsan

AU - Pughiuc, Dandu

AU - Richardson, Susan D.

AU - Schwarz-Schulz, Beatrice

AU - Shah, Amisha

AU - Theobald, Norbert

AU - von Gunten, Urs

AU - Wieck, Stefanie

AU - Höfer, Thomas

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PY - 2014/10/1

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N2 - Uptake and discharge of ballast water by ocean-going ships contribute to the worldwide spread of aquatic invasive species, with negative impacts on the environment, economies, and public health. The International Ballast Water Management Convention aims at a global answer. The agreed standards for ballast water discharge will require ballast water treatment. Systems based on various physical and/or chemical methods were developed for on-board installation and approved by the International Maritime Organization. Most common are combinations of high-performance filters with oxidizing chemicals or UV radiation. A well-known problem of oxidative water treatment is the formation of disinfection by-products, many of which show genotoxicity, carcinogenicity, or other long-term toxicity. In natural biota, genetic damages can affect reproductive success and ultimately impact biodiversity. The future exposure towards chemicals from ballast water treatment can only be estimated, based on land-based testing of treatment systems, mathematical models, and exposure scenarios. Systematic studies on the chemistry of oxidants in seawater are lacking, as are data about the background levels of disinfection by-products in the oceans and strategies for monitoring future developments. The international approval procedure of ballast water treatment systems compares the estimated exposure levels of individual substances with their experimental toxicity. While well established in many substance regulations, this approach is also criticised for its simplification, which may disregard critical aspects such as multiple exposures and long-term sub-lethal effects. Moreover, a truly holistic sustainability assessment would need to take into account factors beyond chemical hazards, e.g. energy consumption, air pollution or waste generation. © 2014 The Authors.

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