Talk:Ship ballast

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'high density ballast' may be a boating term, but the whole section is about weight - not density

Generalize ...
This article seems to be primarily about sailing, but there ought to be some general description of ballast (either fixed weights or water ballast) used to stabilize any marine vessel. &mdash; JonRoma (talk) 03:38, 28 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Aircraft too. - Egmonster (talk) 21:08, 1 April 2011 (UTC)
 * There's a page for ballast as a more general term. Jwuthe2 (talk) 05:18, 27 December 2014 (UTC)

Propose adding paragraph to Environmental Issues section
I'm suggesting adding the following information to the Environmental issues portion of the article.


 * To minimize the spread of invasive species in U.S. waterways, the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Coast Guard are developing plans to regulate the concentration of living organisms discharged in the ballast water of ships. A June 2011 National Research Council study provided advice on the process of setting these limits. The study found that determining the exact number of organisms that could be expected to launch a new population is complex. It suggested an initial step of establishing a benchmark for the concentrations of organisms in ballast water below current levels, and then using models to analyze experimental and field-based data to help inform future decisions about ballast water discharge standards.

I added similar paragraphs to the Environmental impact of shipping article and to the Regulation of ship pollution in the United States article.

Please let me know what you think! Earlgrey101 (talk) 13:45, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

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