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USCG type approval tests completed for Evoqua Seacure system
PITTSBURG's SeaCURER Ballast Water Management System (BWMS), the electrochlorination based solution pioneered by Evoqua Water Technologies, has completed biological efficacy Type-Approval tests from the US Coast Guard (USCG).
The SeaCURE system is one of the smallest electrochlorination-based ballast water treatment systems to have completed USCG testing, with one unit capable of treating up to 6,000m3/h from an easy-to-install skid of just 2m x 1.5m.
"We are delighted that the system has completed and exceeded all testing requirements for USCG certification," said SeaCURER business manager Matt Granitto.
Tests were carried out under the supervision of classification society Lloyd's Register and the independent laboratory NSF International will now compile test data for submission to the USCG for imminent approval.
All testing was carried out by NSF International. The first five tests in brackish waters took place in Baltimore harbour in the summer of 2015 by NSF partner Maritime Environmental Resource Centre (MERC).
Another partner laboratory, Great Ships Initiative (GSI), then carried out five freshwater tests in the summer of 2016, with the final set of land based tests (marine water) completed by Holland's MEA-NL, working in conjunction with classification society Lloyd's Register.
Shipboard testing was conducted in various locations around the globe with scientists from MERC.
NSF International was the first independent laboratory to be certified by the USCG for BWMS testing and is regarded as stringent.
Said Evoqua vice president Ian Stentiford: "The testing places considerable demands on the system. Testing uses real organisms, in different salinities, different water temperatures and different local environments, taking into account organism regrowth."
The SeaCURE system is one of the smallest electrochlorination-based ballast water treatment systems to have completed USCG testing, with one unit capable of treating up to 6,000m3/h from an easy-to-install skid of just 2m x 1.5m.
"We are delighted that the system has completed and exceeded all testing requirements for USCG certification," said SeaCURER business manager Matt Granitto.
Tests were carried out under the supervision of classification society Lloyd's Register and the independent laboratory NSF International will now compile test data for submission to the USCG for imminent approval.
All testing was carried out by NSF International. The first five tests in brackish waters took place in Baltimore harbour in the summer of 2015 by NSF partner Maritime Environmental Resource Centre (MERC).
Another partner laboratory, Great Ships Initiative (GSI), then carried out five freshwater tests in the summer of 2016, with the final set of land based tests (marine water) completed by Holland's MEA-NL, working in conjunction with classification society Lloyd's Register.
Shipboard testing was conducted in various locations around the globe with scientists from MERC.
NSF International was the first independent laboratory to be certified by the USCG for BWMS testing and is regarded as stringent.
Said Evoqua vice president Ian Stentiford: "The testing places considerable demands on the system. Testing uses real organisms, in different salinities, different water temperatures and different local environments, taking into account organism regrowth."
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