The goal of this project was to determine to what degree the concentrations of different disinfection by-products created by ballast water management systems exceed EPA recommendations and suggest where ballast water management regulations should be implemented. We first gathered information about disinfection by-products and compiled and organized testing results from Coast Guard data. We then analyzed the data in reference to EPA recommendations alongside opinions of subject matter experts. Finally, we determined societal implications of disinfection by-product regulations. Recommendations include development of BWMS Type Approval concentration limit regulations, as well as further research to gather a more comprehensive understanding of health and environmental implications of disinfection by-products.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Campbell, Rachel
• Davis, Demi
• Thomas, Jadon

Subject

• Health
• Water
• Environment
• Sustainability
• Well-Being

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 115174
• E-project-121423-134936

Keyword

• Ballast Water
• Coast Guard
• Disinfection Byproducts

Advisor

• Mathews, Lauren M.
• Hall-Phillips, Adrienne

Year

• 2023

Center

• Washington, DC Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• United States Coast Guard - Office of Operating and Environmental Standards

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 3 - Good Health and Well-being
• 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
• 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
• 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
• 14 - Life Below Water

Date created

• 2023-12-14

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Source

• E-project-121423-134936

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2024-02-07