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Article: United states : Volvo Ocean Race participate in ballast water environmental project.
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- August 12, 2008
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Byline: deepak03
The Volvo Ocean Race, the worlds premier yacht race for professional racing crews, is taking part in an environmental project to analyse how the oceans have been affected by ships exchanging of billions of tonnes of ballast water. The programme was initiated by the official logistics partner, Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL).
Sea vessels including large ships and cruise boats use a tremendous amount of ballast water. Ballast water discharge typically contains a variety of biological materials, including plants, animals, viruses, and bacteria. Studies have shown that these materials often include non-native, nuisance, exotic species ...