BALLAST WATER TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM PROJECTS


 
YEAR
PI
Title
Technology
1998
Jensen
Ballast water treatment using peracetic acid
Peracetic acid
1998
Wright
An Investigative Assessment of Excimer UV as a Method of Shipboard or Dock-Side Treatment
Ultraviolet, Filtration
1998
Ruiz/Hines
Measuring the Transfer, Dynamics, and Risk of Invasion for Microbial Communities Associated with Ballast Water of Ships
Microorganisms
1998
Bourke
Development of a Shipboard Ultrasonic Ballast Water Organism Control System
Acoustic 
1999
Ruiz
Experimental Analysis of Ballast Water Exchange
Exchange
1999
Cohen
Assessment of On-Shore Ballast Water Treatment
Onshore Treatment
1999
Maddox
Ballast Water Treatment and Management
Ozone, Acoustic
1999
Baier
Testing Biofilm Monitoring Systems for Risk Assessment of Harmful Introductions by Ships from European to North American Waters
Microorganisms
1999
Dobbs
Inactivation of Human Pathogens Through Photon Engineering
Ultraviolet, Filtration
1999
Parsons
Critical Fluid Systems Design Issues Associated with Automatic Backwash Ballast Water Filtration…
Filtration, Hydrocyclone
1999
Ruiz/Dobbs
Presence, Dynamics, and Fate of Pathogenic Microorganisms in Ballast Water and Ballast Microcosms
Microorganisms
1999
Wright
Ballast Treatment and Management: Development of an Environmentally Friendly Treatment for Ballast Water
Juglone, Menadione
1999
Rogers
Electrochemically Generated Ozone for On-Board Control of Nonindigenous Invasive Species in Ballast Water 
Ozone
2000
Falkner
West Coast Regional Applied Ballast Management Research and Demonstration Project
Exchange, Onshore Treatment
2000
Herwig
Ballast Water Monitoring and Treatment
Exchange, Microorganisms
2000
Cangelosi
Demonstration and Evaluation of Primary and Secondary Ballast Water Treatment Combinations
Filtration, Hydrocyclone, Ultraviolet
2000
Wright
Shipboard Trial of Primary and Secondary Ballast Water Treatment Systems
Hydroyclone, Ultraviolet, Peracetic Acid, Menadione
2000
Landrum
Disinfection of Ballast Water with Chemical Disinfectants
Chlorine, Glutaraldehyde, Menadione 
2000
Jenkins
A Project to determine the impact of mud sediment accumulation in ballast water tanks on invasion of the Great Lakes by ANS
NOBOB
2000
Sansalone
A Screening Assessment of Dissolved Air Flotation for Control of Nonindigenous Invasive Species in Ballast Water
Onshore treatment
2001
Cooper
Control and Mitigation: Ozone Treatment of Ballast Water
Ozone
2001
Drake
Aquatic Nuisance Species: Abundance of Microorganisms and Pathogens Associated with Biofilms inside Ballast-water Tanks and their capacity to act as vertical seedbank
Microorganisms
2001
Dobbs
Ballast residuals in NOBOB vessels in Ches. Bay. Biological and chemical characterization and a comparison with Great Lakes patterns
Microorganisms, NOBOB
2001
Parsons
BW treatment and management: a paradigm shift in ballasting: the possibility of a ballast-free ship
Redesign of ships or tanks
2001
Reid
Ballast residuals in NOBOB vessels in Great Lakes
Exchange, NOBOB
2002
Mann
Shipboard demonstration of Aquahabistat (deoxygenation)
Depressurization
2002
Jacobs, Rachel
Engineering for feasibility study on thermal treatment of ballast water
Thermal
2002
Reid, David 
Computational modeling of ballast tanks to improve understanding and maximize effectiveness of management practices and treatment systems
Exchange
2002
Tamburri, Mario 
A Chesapeake Bay evaluation of deoxygenation as a ballast water treatment to prevent aquatic invasions
Deoxygenation
2002
Landrum, Peter
Assessing ecological risks posed by a ballast water disinfectant
Gluteraldehyde
2002
Peters, Robert
Treatment of ballast water using acoustic cavitation techniques coupled with advanced oxidants
Ozone, Other Oxidants, Acoustic
2002
Wright, David
Combination technologies for BWT
Menadione, Filtration, Ultraviolet
2002
Stocks, David
Treatment of the NOBOB ship using heat
Thermal
2002
Maddox, Thomas
Improved methods for onboard ballast water treatment and management using filtration, ozone and sonics
Ozone, Filtration, Acoustic
2002
Parsons, Michael
Computational fluid dynamics study of BWE effectiveness and improved ballast tank designs
Exchange, Redesign of ships or tanks