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BALLAST WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM [1 record]

Record 1 2022-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
  • Loads and Weights (Transport.)
  • Water Transport
CONT

The new regulations require all vessels stopping at Canadian ports to have ballast water treatment systems by 2030. The regulations represent a transition from the traditional method of exchanging ballast water in mid-ocean to the use of modern systems which clean ballast water of organisms before release.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement des eaux
  • Poids et charges (Transports)
  • Transport par eau
CONT

La nouvelle réglementation exige que d'ici 2030, tous les navires faisant escale à des ports canadiens aient des systèmes de traitement de l'eau de ballast. Cette réglementation représente une transition, de la méthode traditionnelle de l'échange de l'eau de ballast en mer à l'utilisation de systèmes modernes débarrassant l'eau de ballast d'organismes avant qu'elle soit rejetée.

Spanish

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