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Press ReleaseFor more information, please contact: Ecochlor, Inc. NOAA Funds URI Testing of the Ecochlor™ Ballast Water Treatment System installed on the M/V Atlantic CompassACTON, MASS - (June 30, 2006) - Ecochlor announced today that the University of Rhode Island, School of Oceanography has received a grant from the NOAA Fish and Wildlife Service Ballast Water Technology Demonstration Program for $380,000. The proposal, "Field Test of Chlorine Dioxide as Treatment for Ballast Water" is for in-depth testing of the Ecochlor™ Ballast Water Treatment System aboard ACL's Atlantic Compass during 2006 and 2007. Ecochlor has developed proprietary ballast water treatment systems that have been specifically designed to safely and economically eliminate the worldwide transfer of aquatic invasive species. These foreign invaders pose severe environmental, economic and public health issues and are now a major international concern. For over a hundred years, oceangoing vessels have been designed to carry ballast water to facilitate stability and safe maneuverability. Since the 1970's, however, with the advent of larger, faster ships and the globalization of trade, the amount of ballast water being used and discharged around the world has increased dramatically."
International standards requiring the treatment of ballast water
are currently being adopted, and in the U.S. a number of states
have passed, or are in the process of passing, laws mandating the
treatment of ballast water. About Ecochlor Ecochlor (www.ecochlor.com),
founded in 2001, has developed a proprietary state-of-the-art ballast
water treatment system to provide a global solution to the transfer
of aquatic invasive species. Ecochlor's system, the Ecochlor™
Ballast Water Treatment System, is patented in the U.S., Australia,
and Singapore and other patents are pending in the U.S. and internationally.
Ecochlor™ Systems provide the shipping industry with a cost
effective, environmentally acceptable treatment system, which provides
immediate compliance with all enacted and proposed standards and
regulations. Ecochlor's in-house experts and team of strategic partners
not only supply complete design and fabrication of the Ecochlor™
Systems, but also marine engineering, naval architecture, chemical
treatment expertise, shipboard installation and ongoing technical
and regulatory certification support.  
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