NOAA-Involved Ballast Water Research    Back
Principal Investigator Project Title Organization State Funding Source*
1995
Arbanas, C Transfer of Aquatic Nuisance Species via Ship's Ballast Operations National Academy of Sciences District of Columbia Sea Grant
Ruiz, Gregory Susceptibility of Chesapeake Bay to Invasions of Non-indigeneous Species Associated with Ballast Water Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Maryland Sea Grant
     
1997
Chapman, John Biological Invasions of Cold-Water Coastal Ecosystems: Ballast-Mediated Introductions in Port Valdez / Prince William Sound, Alaska Oregon Sea Grant College Program Oregon Sea Grant
Geller, Jonathan Molecular Strategies to Characterize Microbial Diversity and Pathogens in Marine Ballast Water University of North Carolina at Wilmington North Carolina Sea Grant
Ruiz, Gregory The Relative Importance of Ballast Water from Domestic Ship Traffic in translocation of Nonindigenous Species Among U.S. Ports Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Maryland Sea Grant
Smith, David L. The Relative Importance of Ballast Water from Domestic Ship Traffic in translocation of Nonindigenous Species Among U.S. Ports Northeastern University Massachusetts Sea Grant
Wright, David Effectiveness of UV Light in Eliminating Pathogenic Organisms from Industrial Intakes and Ballast Water University of Maryland Maryland Sea Grant
     
1998
Bourke, Robert Development of a Shipboard Ultrasonic Ballast Water Organism Control System Oceanit, Inc. Hawaii Sea Grant
Cassell, Jodi West Coast Ballast Water Initiative: An Outreach Program to Improve Ballast Management University of California at Davis California Sea Grant
Foster, N. Biological Invasions of Cold-Water Coastal Ecosystems: Ballast-Mediated Introductions in Port Valdez / Prince William Sound, Alaska University of Alaska Anchorage Alaska Sea Grant
Jensen Use of Peracetic Acid for Disinfection of Commercial Shipping Ballast Water The Research Foundation of State University of New York New York FWS
Ruiz, Gregory Measuring the Transfer, Dynamics, and Risk of Invasion for Microbial Communities Associated with Ballast Water of Ships Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Maryland Sea Grant
Wright, David A. Chesapeake Bay Ballast Water: An Investigative Assessment of Excimer UV as a Method of Shipboard or Dock-Side Treatment University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory Maryland NOAA
     
1999
Baier Testing Biofilm Monitoring Systems for Risk Assessment of Harmful Introductions by Ships from European to North American Waters State University of New York New York NOAA
Cohen, Andrew Testing Ballast Water Treatment at a Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant:  Assessing Effectiveness, Limiting Factors and Cost San Francisco Estuary Institute California FWS
Cohen, Andrew Aquatic Nuisance Species Research Outreach: An Outreach Program to Improve Ballast Water Management San Francisco Estuary Institute California Sea Grant
Dobbs Ballast Water Treatment and Management: Inactivation of Human Pathogens Through Photon Engineering Old Dominion University Virginia NOAA
Maddox, Tom Ballast Water Treatment and Management with Ozone and Sonics T.L. Maddox, Inc. Missouri NOAA
Parsons, Michael Ballast Water Treatment and Management: Critical Fluid Systems Design Issues Associated with Automatic Backwash Ballast Water Filtration. University of Michigan Michigan NOAA
Perakis Economic Impact of Measures to Limit the Introduction of Nonindigenos Species on St. Lawrence Seaway Shipping University of Michigan Michigan Sea Grant
Rogers Electrochemically Generated Ozone for On-Board Control of Nonindigenous Invasive Species in Ballast Water  Lyntech, Inc. Texas Sea Grant
Ruiz Experimental Analysis of Ballast Water Exchange Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Maryland FWS
Ruiz Presence, Dynamics, and Fate of Pathogenic Microorganisms in Ballast Water and Ballast Microcosms Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Maryland NOAA
Sansalone, J A Screening Assessment of Dissolved Air Flotation for Control of Nonindigenous Invasive Species in Ballast Water Louisiana State Univeristy Louisiana Sea Grant
Wright Ballast Treatment and Management: Development of an Environmentally Friendly Treatment for Ballast Water University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory Maryland NOAA
     
2000
Cangelosi Demonstration and Evaluation of Primary and Secondary Ballast Water Treatment Combinations Northeast-Midwest Institute District of Columbia NOAA
Falkner West Coast Regional Applied Ballast Management Research and Demonstration Project CA State Lands Commission California FWS
Herwig Ballast Water Monitoring and Treatment University of Washington Washington   FWS
Jenkins, Philip A Project to determine the impact of mud sediment accumulation in ballast water tanks on invasion of the Great Lakes by Aquatic Nuisance Species Philip T. Jenkins & Associated Ltd. Ontario, CANADA NOAA
Landrum Disinfection of Ballast Water with Chemical Disinfectants NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Michigan NOAA
Wright, David A Shipboard Trial of Primary and Secondary Ballast Water Treatment Systems University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory Maryland NOAA
     
2001
Cassell, Jodi Aquatic Nuisance Species Research and Outreach: West Coast Ballast Outreach Project CA Sea Grant College California Sea Grant
Chryssostomidis, C. A Coastal Community Development Program: Ballast Water Management Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Sea Grant
Cooper Demonstration of ship-board ozone treatment and process-control strategies for the control and mitigation of ANS University of North Carolina at Wilmington North Carolina SG
Cooper Ozone Treatment of Ballast Water University of North Carolina at Wilmington North Carolina FWS
Dobbs Ballast residuals in NOBOB vessels in Ches. Bay. Biological and chemical characterization and a comparison with Great Lakes patterns Old Dominion University Virginia NOAA
Drake, Lisa Abundance of Microorganisms and Pathogens Associated with Biofilms inside Ballast-water Tanks and their Capacity to Act as Vertical Seed  Banks Old Dominion University Virginia Sea Grant
Hines, Anson Coastal Dispersal of Invasive Species  Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Maryland Sea Grant
Parsons A Paradigm Shift in Ballasting: the Possibility of a Ballast-Free Ship University of Michigan Michigan NOAA
Reid Ballast residuals in NOBOB vessels in Great Lakes NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Michigan NOAA
     
2002
Jacobs, Rachel Engineering for feasibility study on thermal treatment of ballast water Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division Maryland FWS
Landrum, Peter Assessing ecological risks posed by a ballast water disinfectant NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Michigan NOAA
Maddox, Tom  Improved methods for onboard ballast water treatment and management using filtration, ozone and sonics T.L. Maddox, Inc. Missouri NOAA
Mann Shipboard Demonstration of the Aquahabistat Ballast Water Treatment Technology College of William & Mary Virginia NOAA
Parsons, Michael Computational fluid dynamics study of BWE effectiveness and improved ballast tank designs University of Michigan Michigan NOAA
Peters, Robert Treatment of ballast water using acoustic cavitation techniques coupled with advanced oxidants University of Alabama at Birmingham Alabama FWS
Reid, David  Computational modeling of ballast tanks to improve understanding and maximize effectiveness of management practices and treatment systems NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Michigan NOAA
Stocks, David Treatment of the NOBOB ship using heat BMT Fleet Technologies, Ltd. Ontario, CANADA NOAA
Tamburri, Mario  A Chesapeake Bay evaluation of deoxygenation as a ballast water treatment to prevent aquatic invasions University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory Maryland NOAA
Wright, David Combination technologies for BWT University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory Maryland NOAA
     
2003
Herwig, Russel Redesign and Testing of Water Intake Systems for the Control of Aquatic Nuisance Species using Ozone. University of Washington Washington Sea Grant
Herwig, Russel Ballast Water Monitoring and Treatment – Phase 2 University of Washington Washington FWS
Jacobs, Rachel Phase II Feasibility Study on Thermal Treatment of Ballast Water Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division Maryland FWS
Kenny, Jonathan Ballast Water Fingerprinting by multidimensional fluorescence Tufts University Massachusetts Sea Grant
Mann, Roger A Continuation Shipboard Demonstration of the AquaHabiStat Ballast Water Treatment System VA Institute of Marine Science Virginia NOAA
Wright, David Combination Technologies for Ballast Water Treatment University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory Maryland NOAA
     
2004
Brizzolara, Robert Laboratory-Scale Investigation into Synergistic Effects Between High-Power Ultrasonic Disinfection and Thermal Treatment and Chlorination Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division Maryland FWS
Daly, Luke Laboratory-Scale Investigation of Ballast Water Treatment Using Ferrate Ab Initio, LC   NOAA
Dobbs, Fred Viability Testing of Microorganisms Surviving Ballast-Water Treatment – Basic Research Old Dominion University Virginia NOAA
Jennings, Michael A Collaborative Ballast Water Treatment Test Bed Platform for the Purpose of Determining the Effectiveness of Injecting Ozone into Ballast Water to Kill Invasive Aquatic Species Nutech O3, Inc. Virginia NOAA
Maddox, Tom  Phase III Field Test Demonstration of Improved Methods of Ballast Water Treatment and Monitoring Utilizing Filtration, Ozone, and Sonics Environmental Technologies, Inc. Missouri NOAA
Rau, Greg Carbon dioxide as a Biocide for Ships Ballast Water: A Laboratory Scale Study University of California, Santa Cruz California FWS
Rogerson, Andrew Electro-ionization Treatment of Ballast Water: Full-Scale Ship and Land-Based Study Nova Southeastern University, Oceanographic Center  Florida NOAA
Tamburri, Mario  Shipboard Evaluations of Venturi Oxygen StrippingTM: Determining Mechanical and Biological Efficacy University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory Maryland NOAA
Xie, Yuefeng Pilot-Scale Study on Crumb Rubber Filtration for Ballast Water Treatment Penn State Pennsylvania NOAA
     
2005
Boldor, Dorin Continuous Microwave Technology as a Treatment to Eliminate Invasive Species in Ballast Water: Basic Research and Laboratory Study Louisiana State University Louisiana NOAA
Cangelosi, Allegra Facilitating accurate and efficient monitoring of ballast discharge from commercial ships Northeast-Midwest Institute Washington, D.C. Sea Grant
Eberhardt, Roger AIS Outreach: Effective implementation of ballast water best management practices in Michigan Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Michigan NOAA
Herwig, Russel Feasibility Study of Using the California Maritime Academy Training Ship Golden Bear for Ballast Water Treatment Experiments and Aquatic Invasive Species Education University of Washington Washington FWS
Jacobs, Rachel Development of a technology assessment methodology for ballast water treatment technologies Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division Maryland FWS
Kremeyer, Kevin Optical Methods to Ensure Compliance with the Regulation of Aquatic Organisms in Ballast Water Physics, Materials & Applied Mathematics Research, L.L.C. Arizona NOAA
Lemiuex, Edwards Development of Ballast Water Treatment Technology Testing Facility Protocols  Naval Research Laboratory Florida FWS
Lodge, David  Economic impact of ballast-mediated invasive species in the Great Lakes University of Notre-Dame Indiana Sea Grant
Maddox, Tom  Phase IV full scale, land based, field test demonstration of improved methods of ballast water treatment and monitoring utilizing filtration, ozone and sonics Environmental Technologies, Inc. Missouri NOAA
MARAD Interagency Agreement: Services for Development and Operation of a Ballast Water Test Platform Maritime Administration (MARAD), Dept. of Transportation District of Columbia NOAA
Mitchelmore,  Chronic toxicity testing to determine the environmental risks of proposed ballast water treatment biocides University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory Maryland NOAA
Reid, David  Computational Modeling of Ballast Tanks to Improve Understanding and Maximize Effectiveness of Management Practices and Treatment Mechanisms Phase 11 - Extended Laboratory Study NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Michigan NOAA
Reid, David  NOBOB PROJECT NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Michigan NOAA
Reynolds, Kevin Prototype field test: upgrade for automated monitoring, analysis and report transmission aboard MT Seabulk Pride The Glosten Associates Washington NOAA
Ruiz, Greg Demonstration project for the full-scale, ship-based application of a ballast water verification method to vessel arrivals on the U.S. Pacific coast Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Maryland NOAA
Tamburri, Mario  Shipboard evaluations of Venturi oxygen stripping during continuous routine vessel operations University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory Maryland NOAA
Wright, Steve Laboratory study of a first-stage primary inertial ballast water primary intake prefilter InnovaTech, Inc. North Carolina NOAA
     
2006
Cangelosi, Allegra RDTE Facility for the Great Ships Initiative (GSI) Northeast-Midwest Institute District of Columbia NOAA
Daly, Luke Ferrate Treatment System Full-Scale Controlled Test Ferrate Treatment Technologies Florida NOAA
Henry, Kent Sensor System for Accurate Electrochemical Halogenation of Ballast Water Halogen Systems, Inc. Colorado NOAA
La Motta, Enrique Startup Grant to Foster the Future Development of the Gulf Coast Region Ballast Water Research, Development, Testing and Evaluation (BWRDTE) Facility at the University of New Orleans University of New Orleans Louisiana FWS
Maranda, Lucia Field Test of Chlorine Dioxide as Treatment for Ballast Water University of Rhode Island Rhode Island NOAA
Matousek, Rudy On-site Hypochlorite Ballast Water Treatment System Demonstration Aboard a United States Shipping Vessel University of Washington Washington NOAA
Thorsteinson, Lyman; Herwig, Russ Startup Grant for Ballast Water Technology Development Program Cooperative Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDTE) Facility USGS; University of Washington Washington FWS
Valdes, Julio Laboratory Study: Stress-controlled Filtration and Flushing of Non-rigid Species San Diego State University California NOAA
   
2007
Copping, Andrea Pacific Northwest Ballast Treatment Center Battelle Memorial Institute Washington NOAA
         
*key:  NOAA = NOAA Ballast Water Management Demonstration Program; FWS = US Fish & Wildlife Service Ballast    Back
  Water Management Demonstration Program; Sea Grant = NOAA National Sea Grant College Program