Introduction

Effective New Technologies for the Assessment of Compliance with the Ballast Water Management Convention
- Research and Development Project financed by the Federal German Maritime and Hydrographic Agency - BSH

Introduction

In March 2012 the Federal German Maritime and Hydrographic Agency – BSH, Hamburg, Germany asked SGS INSTITUT FRESENIUS GmbH, Germany, and Prof.Dr. Nick Welschmeyer, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, California, USA to undertake a ballast water research and development project: Effective New Technologies for the Assessment of Compliance with the Ballast Water Management Convention.

The project objectives are twofold:

• the development of a representative sampling technique and procedures and
• the definition of adequate methods for rapid, onboard ballast water analysis.

This part of the SGS internet site describes general aspects of ballast water sampling and analysis, presents the facts and findings of the project and provides project documents and publications on ballast water in general.

More Information

General Aspects
Project

Contact

Further inquiries may be directed to:

Peter Paul Stehouwer MSc
Marine Expert

SGS Institut Fresenius GmbH
Rödingsmarkt 16
D-20459 Hamburg
t: +49 40 30101 -316
f: +49 40 30101 -956

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