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5. Operational effects on
Corrosion
Ballast throughput
Energy consumption
Crew time
Names of attached supporting studies (with category number reference included in file name):
B. Environmental Soundness
(i.e., the proposed ballast treatment system will not require
regulatory discharge permits for operation in U.S. or Canadian waters; or, routine and prevalent
use of the proposed treatment system as a ballast treatment method would not otherwise result
in acute or cumulative degradation of environmental quality of receiving ecological systems.)
Please describe what is known about the environmental soundness of the proposed system.
Yes
No
Maybe
Routine use will require a regulatory permit.
Environmental soundness will be influenced by voyage
duration, ship condition, or salinity of ballast water or
receiving waters
Treatment residue and/or by products will completely
degrade prior to discharge into the receiving system.
Treatment residue and/or by products will require
dilution to render them harmless to a receiving system.
Treatment residue and/or by products will be equally
environmentally sound in the context of fresh and salt
water.