Ballast Water Management to Combat Invasive Species.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Laws, etc. (Statutes of the United States).

United States.

Environmental law.

Pests.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (14 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2005.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Examines Federal regulatory activities to prevent the spread of invasive aquatic species through ballast water discharged into U.S. waters by cargo ships. Provides background on various approaches to ballast water management and reviews current ballast water management laws and programs.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Ballast Water Management to Combat Invasive Species

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