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The results and findings of GSI bench-scale ballast treatment tests can be accessed here. Please click here for land-based test results and findings.

Please note for the full write-up of GSI bench-scale test methods and results, please click on the appropriate Technical Report listed below. The corresponding Summary Sheet is designed for non-technical visitors to obtain an overview of treatment performance. Note that the Summary Sheets are compiled based in part on interpolation of the quantitative measurements and survivorship observations.

DATE
PROPOSED
TREATMENT
DEVELOPER/
APPLICANT
RESULTS/
FINDINGS
December 22, 2009
Sodium Chloride,
i.e., Brine (NaCl).
N/A
Summary Sheet (pdf).

Technical Report (pdf).
July 9, 2009
Sodium Hydroxide, i.e., Lye (NaOH).
Barnaby Watten
USGS Leetown Science Center.
Summary Sheet (pdf).

Technical Report (pdf).
March 16, 2009 Chlorine/ Dechlorination. David Hand
Michigan Technological University.
Summary Sheet (pdf).

Technical Report (pdf).
March 16, 2009
Seakleen® 80
(Menadione).
Tom Mackey
Hyde Marine, Inc.
Summary Sheet (pdf).

Technical Report (pdf).

 



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