BALLAST WATER KIT
October 1st, 2003
BY MATTHEW BRACE, in BrisbaneAUSTRALIAN researchers have developed a pilot plant that will sterilise ships' ballast water. This technology, invented by researchers from the Cooperative Research Centre for Reefs, at James Cook University in Queensland, is undergoing tests in Townsville.The finished product will help protect marine environments by preventing the global transport of unwanted marine species.Their plan is to build a range of sterilisers - roughly the size of a car depending on ship type - fitted internally and utilising a three-pronged sterilisation ...
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