Development of a protocol for sampling and analysis of ballast water in Jamaica

The transfer of ballast by the international shipping industry has negatively impacted the environment. To design such a protocol for the area, the ballast water tanks of seven bulk cargo vessels entering a Jamaican port were sampled between January 28, 2010 and August 17, 2010. Vessels originated f...

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Main Authors: Achsah A Mitchell, Mona K Webber, Dayne Buddo, Dale Webber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vicerractoría Investigación 2014-09-01
Series:Revista de Biología Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442014000700001&lng=en&tlng=en