Federal Government
Current State of Understanding about the Effectiveness of Ballast Water Exchange (BWE) in Reducing Aquatic Nonindigenous Species (ANS) Introductions to the Great Lakes Basin and Chesapeake Bay, USA: Synthesis and Analysis of Existing Information (Sep 2007; PDF | 4.5 MB)
U.S.
Government Printing Office. Federal Depository Library
Program Electronic Collection Archive.
Compiled and Edited by Gregory Ruiz and David Reid, NOAA Technical Memorandum GLERL-142.
Ballast Water Management to Combat Invasive Species (Updated Jun 20, 2007; PDF | 111 KB)
National Council for Science and the Environment. National Library for the Environment.
Congressional Research Service Report RL32344.
Identification/Description; Introduction History; Impacts; Dispersion; Legal Aspects
National Ballast Information
Clearinghouse (NBIC)
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center.
Controls; Legal Aspects
Report
to Congress on the Voluntary National Guidelines for Ballast Water
Management (Nov 2001; PDF | 2.5 MB)
American Association of Port Authorities.
Controls; Legal Aspects; Special Note: The U.S. Coast
Guard released their report to congress, recommending a nation wide mandatory
ballast water exchange program. The report outlines the recommended changes
in the program and includes a projected timeline for the proposed changes.
Ballast
Water Management
DHS.
Coast Guard. Operating and Environmental Standards.
Controls; Legal Aspects
Special Note: The Coast Guard's final rule was published
on Mar 23, 2012 in the Federal Register, and is effective
90 days after publication, or Jun 21, 2012.
Ballast Water Article Citation Search - AGRICOLA Database
USDA. National Agricultural Library.
Research; Special Note: NAL Catalog Search (resources)
Ballast
Water and Aquatic Invasive Species
DOT. Maritime Administration.
Controls; Legal Aspects; Special Note: Contains full text reports and other publications.
Ballast Water: Invasive Species
EPA. Wastewater Management.
Taxonomy; Introduction History; Impacts; Dispersion; Controls; Legal Aspects
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