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Tank You Very Much
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10 Jan 2002 |
Daily Grist |
| Tank You Very Much A technique invented to reduce corrosion of steel components on ships could also prevent exotic species from stowing away in the ballast water of cargo ships. The technique, which was designed by Mario Tamburri of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute in collaboration with Japanese scientists, involves pumping nitrogen gas into ballast tanks, thereby virtually e ... |
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| Topics: climate, Japan, marine life, placemaking, United States, wildlife (all these topics) |
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