Report on the Oregon Ballast Water Management Program in 2004

Authors

Kiirsten Flynn, Portland State University
Mark Sytsma, Portland State UniversityFollow

Sponsor

Portland State University. Center for Lakes and Reservoirs and Environmental Sciences & Resources

Document Type

Technical Report

Publication Date

9-2004

Subjects

Ballast water -- Oregon -- Management, Discharge of ballast water -- Purification, Introduced organisms -- Prevention

Abstract

This report was prepared for the Oregon legislature pursuant to HB 3620, which was passed during the 2003 session of the Oregon legislature to address management of ballast water discharged from ships. The bill removed sediment from the definition of ballast water, allowed discharge of treated ballast water, created a task force on ballast water management, and required this report. Includes List of Acronyms, charts, graphs and maps.

Description

A project report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Environmental Management.

DOI

10.15760/mem.36

Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/4786

Citation Details

Flynn, Kiirsten and Sytsma, Mark, "Report on the Oregon Ballast Water Management Program in 2004" (2004). Center for Lakes and Reservoirs Publications and Presentations. 3.
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/4786