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Viability of ballast reception facilities within the Great Lakes

Burroughs, William H.; Kirk, Thomas (2025-04)

Shore-based ballast water reception (BWR) facilities offer an economically and environmentally feasible alternative to onboard treatment of ballast water for vessels on dedicated trades within the Laurentian Great Lakes (Great Lakes). Six to eight...

Great Lakes Ballast Water Research and Development Plan

TenEyck, Matthew; Polkinghorne, Christine; Junemann, Carolyn (2024-04-12)

Per VIDA, the primary goal of this Research and Development (R&D) Plan is to identify approaches, methods, and best available technologies that can be applied to ballast water discharges that are effective at reducing propagules in Great Lakes...

Great Waters Research Collaborative: Great Lakes Ship Ballast Monitoring Project

Mays, Nicole; Knight, Ivor; Gruwell, Matthew; Beesley, Kimberly M.; Balcer, Mary; Gebhard, Steven; Fanberg, Lana; Anders, Olivia; Cangelosi, Allegra; TenEyck, Matthew; Saillard, Heidi; Ruzycki, Elaine; Schwerdt, Tyler; Schaefer, Heidi; Prihoda, Kelsey; Polkinghorne, Christine N.; Regan, Deanna; Reavie, Euan; Murphy, Marylee; Venditto, Tony; Tudor, Karada (Lake Superior Research Institute, 2018-05-31)

This Technical Report, developed by the Great Waters Research Collaborative (GWRC), presents methods and findings from the Great Lakes Ship Ballast Monitoring Project (Project), a two-year effort supported by the United States Environmental...

SHORE-BASED EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE BAWAT BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM MK2 – MOBILE TREATMENT UNIT

TenEyck, Matthew; Aliff, Meagan; Balcer, Mary; Brown, Margaret; Curtice, Ryan; Fanberg, Lana; Kittaka, Payton; Latanich, Abigail; Lein, Gabrielle; Nagel, Michael; Polkinghorne, Christine; Reavie, Euan; Schwarting, Reed; Schwartz, Nathan; Schwerdt, Tyler; Kelly, Holly Wellard (Lake Superior Research Institute - Great Waters Collaborative, 2024-04-05)

to evaluate the potential of the system to kill living organisms in the ballast water of ships to reduce the risk of aquatic nuisance species migration in the Laurentian Great Lakes. The Bawat Mobile Treatment system is designed to heat water killing...

LAND-BASED EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE BAWAT BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM MK2-MOBILE TREATMENT UNIT

TenEyck, Matthew; Aliff, Meagan; Balcer, Mary; Beesley, Kimberly; Fanberg, Lana; Gebhard, Steve; Kuzko, Rita; Latanich, Abigail; McClung, Samantha; Nagel, Michael; Niewinski, Desi; Polkinghorne, Christine; Reavie, Euan; Saillard, Heidi; Schwerdt, Tyler; Wellard Kelly, Holly (2022-03-09)

This technical report represents the land-based evaluation of the Bawat Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) Mk2 – Mobile Treatment Unit, developed by Bawat A/S Agern Alle, 2970 Horsholm, Denmark (www.bawat.com). This work was conducted...

LAND-BASED EVALUATION OF THE 7.5 HP NANO BUBBLE OZONE/OXYGEN WATER CLEANING SYSTEM (2021 VERSION)

Polkinghorne, Christine; TenEyck, Matthew; Aliff, Meagan; Latanich, Abigail; Beesley, Kimberly; Fanberg, Lana; Gebhard, Steve; Kuzko, Rita; McClung, Samantha; Nagel, Michael; Niewinski, Desi; Prihoda, Kelsey; Reavie, Euan; Saillard, Heidi; Schaefer, Heidi; Schwerdt, Tyler; Wellard Kelly, Holly (2021-12-08)

This technical report presents the land-based evaluation of the Nanobubble Ozone/Oxygen Water Cleaning System (NBOT 2x7.5 HP-60 units) developed by the NanoClear Group Inc. of Rockville, Maryland, USA. This evaluation was a follow-up to work done...

THE EFFECT OF ELECTRON BEAM TREATMENT ON DELAYED MORTALITY AND EPHIPPIA HATCH RATES

Polkinghorne, Christine; Eller, Kimberly; Nagel, Michael; McClung, Samantha; Maki, Jen; TenEyck, Matthew (2022-09-28)

This technical report presents findings from bench-scale tests evaluating the ability of electron beam treatment to kill aquatic algae and zooplankton, specifically examining delayed mortality within 48 hours following ...

LAND-BASED EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE OPTIMARIN BALLAST SYSTEM IN THE GREAT LAKES

Polkinghorne, Christine; TenEyck, Matthew; Meagan, Aliff; Balcer, Mary; Beesley, Kimberly; Fanberg, Lana; Gebhard, Steve; Kuzko, Rita; Latanich, Abigail; McClung, Samantha; Nagel, Michael; Niewinski, Desi; Reavie, Euan; Saillard, Heidi; Schwerdt, Tyler; Wellard Kelly, Holly (2022-02-18)

This technical report presents the land-based evaluation of the Optimarin Ballast System, Model 334/340FX2. This work was conducted to evaluate the potential of the system to be used as a flow-through water treatment method for the Laurentian Great...

Land-Based Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Filtration Technologies

TenEyck, Matthew; Balcer, Mary; Brown, Margaret; Brumm, Daniel; Curtice, Ryan; Fanberg, Lana; Granmo,Malachi; Kittaka, Payton; Latanich, Abigail; Husby, Sophie; Nagel, Michael; Ough, Gwendolyn; Polkinghorne, Christine; Reavie, Euan; Schwartz, Nathan; Schwerdt, Tyler; Wellard Kelly, Holly (2025-06-20)

This technical report represents the land-based evaluation of the Filtersafe Manta 110 (MTA), Filtersafe BSE101-h-NozzleX (BNX), Filtersafe BSE101-h-Static Nozzle (BSN), and Elite Marine Corp. EMSLQ-250 (EMS) filter systems. ...

LAND-BASED EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE OPTIMARIN DN100 AND DN150 BALLAST SYSTEMS IN THE GREAT LAKES

Saillard, Heidi; TenEyck, Matthew; Aliff, Meagan; Balcer, Mary; Eller, Kimberly; Fanberg, Lana; Gebhard, Steve; Kuzko, Rita; Latanich, Abigail; Maki, Jennifer; McClung, Samantha; Nagel, Michael; Niewinski, Desi; Polkinghorne, Christine; Reavie, Euan; Schwerdt, Tyler; Wellard Kelly, Holly (2023-03-23)

ultraviolet (UV) chamber. This work evaluated the potential of the systems to be used as a flow-through water treatment methods for the Laurentian Great Lakes, treating via filtration and UV exposure on uptake and UV exposure again on discharge. The evaluation...