UV-behandling af ballastvand

Ballastwaterisusedbylargeshipstoprovidestability.However, ballastwatercontainssmallorganismssuchasplankton, aquaticinvertebrates, fishlarvaeandpathogenswhichareimportedintoforeignecosystems.Topreservethebiologicalandecologicalequilibriumandrecentlyimposedregulations, itisthereforenecessaryforvesseloperatorstokeepthiswaterfreefromorganismssuchasbacteriaandpathogens.WatertreatmentwithintensiveUVlightisanenvironmentally-friendlytreatmentmethod.

Thespeciallightsterilizesthewaterintheballastwatertanks.IntheUVCrange, awavelengthof254nanometersdestroystheDNAofthebacteriaandpathogensmakingtheminactive, andthuspreventsthemfromreproducing.Forthisprocess, HeraeusdevelopsandmanufacturesspecialUVlampsandcompletemodulesandpowersuppliesforintegrationintomodernballastwatertreatmentsystems.ThestandardsforcleanballastwaterdefinedbytheIMO, helpsstemtheintroductionofinvasiveaquaticorganisms.Withthe2017ratificationofIMOregulations, environmentallycompatibletreatmentsystemsforballastwaterwillsoonbemandatoryonallmaritimevesselsoperatingininternationalwatersthatdischargeballastwater.YouradvantageswithUVlight
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