Current state of understanding about the effectiveness of ballast water exchange (BWE) in reducing aquatic nonindigenous species (ANS) introductions to the Great Lakes Basin and Chesapeake Bay, USA : synthesis and analysis of existing information /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA Invasive Species Program (U.S.), Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
Other Authors:	Ruiz, Gregory M., Reid, David Fulton
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Ann Arbor, Mich.] : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, [2007]
Series:	NOAA technical memorandum GLERL ; 142. GLERL contribution ; no. 1418.
Subjects:	Nonindigenous aquatic pests > Control > Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.) Nonindigenous aquatic pests > Control > Great Lakes Region (North America) Introduced organisms > Control > Great Lakes Region (North America) Introduced organisms > Control > Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.) Ballast water > Purification > Great Lakes Region (North America) > Management > Evaluation. Ballast water > Purification > Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.) > Management > Evaluation. Discharge of ballast water > Environmental aspects > Great Lakes Region (North America) Discharge of ballast water > Environmental aspects > Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)
Online Access:	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS93114

Description
Item Description:	"Funding for preparation of this report was provided by the NOAA Invasive Species Program"-P. 127. Title from title screen (viewed on Apr. 16, 2008). "September 2007." "Funding for preparation of this report was provided by the NOAA Invasive Species Program"--P. 127. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	xii, 127 pages : digital, PDF file
Format:	Mode of access: Internet from the GLERL web site. Address as of 04/16/08: ftp://ftp.glerl.noaa.gov/publications/tech%5Freports/glerl-142/tm-142.pdf ; current access available via PURL.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.