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Table of Contents
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1.
MERC Background and Objectives.......................................................................
1
2.
Description of the BIO-SEA Ballast Water Management System.........................
1
3.
Summary of USCG and IMO Standards................................................................
1
4.
Summary of Test Protocols....................................................................................
2
5.
Summary of Results...............................................................................................
6
6.
Results Trial 1........................................................................................................
8
7.
Results Trial 2........................................................................................................ 11
8.
Results Trial 3........................................................................................................ 14
9.
Results Trial 4........................................................................................................ 17
10.
Quality Assurance Results..................................................................................... 20
11.
Acknowledgements and Approvals........................................................................ 21
Appendix A.
Vendor Interpretation
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