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What is Ballast What is Ballast Water?Water?

• Ballast Water is when a Cargo ship Ballast Water is when a Cargo ship intakes water to keep it balanced.intakes water to keep it balanced.

• If they are going on a long journey or If they are going on a long journey or going out to sea, the water they took going out to sea, the water they took keeps them balanced.keeps them balanced.

• The sailors then release the water in The sailors then release the water in the bay or port they land in.the bay or port they land in.

Why is Ballast Water Why is Ballast Water necessary?necessary?• In taking Ballast water you are insuring In taking Ballast water you are insuring

that, because of unbalanced cargo on that, because of unbalanced cargo on each side of the ship, you won’t each side of the ship, you won’t capsize.capsize.

• Also it helps balance the ship when the Also it helps balance the ship when the sea is rough.sea is rough.

• Although Ballast Water is a necessary Although Ballast Water is a necessary safety precaution, there are major safety precaution, there are major problems with it.problems with it.

How Ballast Water How Ballast Water Impacts the Impacts the EnvironmentEnvironment• Ballast Water can harbor many kinds of Ballast Water can harbor many kinds of

marine life. Since there are no filters on marine life. Since there are no filters on the intake pipes, many different kinds of the intake pipes, many different kinds of animals can get in.animals can get in.

• This is horrible for the environment and This is horrible for the environment and the animals who are released at the next the animals who are released at the next port compete with the animals that are port compete with the animals that are already there. This makes many species already there. This makes many species go extinct.go extinct.

What other cons are there?What other cons are there?• Also the water that is sucked into the Also the water that is sucked into the

boat can also hold water born boat can also hold water born diseases.diseases.

• The same ship can travel all around The same ship can travel all around the world and if the disease is not the world and if the disease is not treated, an epidemic may start.treated, an epidemic may start.

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