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Optimal UV quantity for a ballast water treatment system for compliance with IMO standards

Nguyen Dinh Thach, Phan Van Hung

Polish Maritime Research

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2023

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nr 4

31--42

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Ballast water management is an effective measure to ensure that organisms, bacteria and viruses do not migrate with the ballast water to other areas. In 2004, the International Maritime Organization adopted the International Convention on the Control and Management of Ballast Water and Ship Sediments, which regulates issues related to ballast water management. Many technologies have been researched and developed, and of these, the use of UV rays in combination with filter membranes has been shown to have many advantages and to meet the requirements of the Convention. However, the use of UV furnaces in ballast water treatment systems requires a very large capacity, involving the use of many high-power UV lamps. This not only consumes large amounts of electrical energy, but is also expensive. It is therefore necessary to find an optimal algorithm to enable the UV radiation for the UV controller in the ballast water sterilisation process to be controlled in a reasonable and effective manner. This controller helps to prolong the life of the UV lamp, reduce power consumption and ensure effective sterilisation. This paper presents a UV control algorithm and a controller for a UV furnace for a ballast water treatment system installed on a ship. The results of tests on vessels illustrate the effect of the proposed UV controller.

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Microorganisms’ communities from ballast water transferred into the Odra River estuary

Zatoń-Sieczka Kinga, Błaszak Magdalena, Buśko Marta, Czerniejewski Przemysław

Journal of Water and Land Development

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2022

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no. 54

48--58

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Ballast water is a significant vector for the transport and introduction of aquatic organisms, microorganisms and chemical pollutants which impacts on ecosystems worldwide. In the study, ballast water from short- and long- range vessels with treatment systems was microbiologically evaluated in spring (April 20th) and summer (July 19th) and compared with waters of the main Police Seaport in the Odra River Estuary, southern Baltic Sea. All collected samples were evaluated for their physicochemical properties by standard methods. The number of individual groups of microorganisms was determined using the indirect culture method, according to the technique of inoculation of serial dilutions of samples of the examined waters. The results showed differences in the microorganisms in analysed samples. The phylogenetic analysis of bacteria recorded from the ballast water of short-range ships in spring showed the presence of six species of the genus Bordetella, while in summer four species of the genus Clostridium. In the ballast water of long-range ships, proteolytic bacteria pre-dominated in spring and halophilic bacteria in summer. In the summer period, eight species of bacteria were recorded, of which six belonged to the genus Clostridium. The ballast water treatment processes used on ships influence the composition of bacterial communities through selective recolonisation of water, which may transform bacterial functions as an important element of the marine food web. On the other hand, the presence of pathogenic bacterial species in the tested samples indicates improvement necessity of ballast water treatment systems used on vessels.

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Ballast water cleaning systems versus standard D-2 of water cleanliness requirements

Herdzik J.

Journal of KONES

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2017

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Vol. 24, No. 1

171--178

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The ballast water treatment systems are installed on vessels according to International Maritime Organization (IMO) and other marine administrations requirements. The aim is to minimize the risk of environment contamination from ships’ ballast water and sediments. The International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments (BWM 2004 Convention) is adopted in 2004 to introduce global regulations to control to transfer potentially invasive species. The BWM Convention will enter into force on 8th September 2017 on vessels with small exceptions. It was discussed the ballast water treatment standards and technology for fulfilment of IMO, EMSA, USCG and other regulations. The standard D-2 of ballast water cleanliness should be reached after proper treatment through the BWMS. Some BWMS packs were presented with their advantages and disadvantages. The existing problem is the ballast water cleanliness discharged outboard and the state of cleanliness of ballast water tanks and installation. It was mentioned some problems to solve during the choice of BWMS. It was discussed the threats for BWMS effectiveness of ballast water cleanliness.