Prototype Ballast Water Treatment Technologies / Aquatic Invasive Species Research GLERL / Environmental Observing Systems / Great Lakes Interagency Collaboration Working Group / Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory / /
Continent
America / /
Country
Germany / Norway / United States / Canada / /
Currency
USD / /
Facility
Cooperative Institute / University of Michigan / Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory / /
IndustryTerm
noxious chemicals / ballast water management technologies / ballast water treatment technology / food web structure / technology testing platform / ballast water treatment technologies / technology development / chemical disinfectants / consistent management tools / energy flow changes / water management / ultimate solution / potential treatment technologies / interim solution / treatment technologies / water treatment technologies / food web / diverse / chemical contaminants / chemicals / rigorous testing protocols / /
NaturalFeature
Hudson River estuary / Lake Erie / Lake Michigan / Lawrence River / Lake St. Clair / Saginaw Bay / Lake Huron / /
Organization
National Research Council / Maritime Administration / ANS Task Force / Cooperative Institute / Great Lakes Fishery Commission / Binational Climate Committee / International Association for Great Lakes Research / National Invasive Species Council / U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / U.S. Coast Guard / National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration / U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center / National Academy of Sciences / IJC Council of Great Lakes Research Managers / U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service / Congress / Task Force / Federal government / International Maritime Organization / International Joint Commission / Council of Great Lakes Research Managers / U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES / Cooperative Institute for Limnology and Ecosystems Research / Science Advisory Board / Department of Transportation / Marine Environment Protection Committee / the University of Michigan / Environmental Protection Agency / /
Person
STEPHEN B. BRANDT / Miller / /
Position
regional representative / Chairman / DIRECTOR / co-chair / /
WRITTEN TESTIMONY OF STEPHEN B. BRANDT, DIRECTOR GREAT LAKES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LABORATORY NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BEFORE THE