SeaKleen™ Treatment
What is SeaKleen™
SeaKleen™ is a simple, safe, and cost effective solution to Ballast Water Treatment. This revolutionary new product has been demonstrated to be effective in destroying harmful aquatic nuisance species found in ballast water. SeaKleen™ is not corrosive to ships piping and ballast tanks and is very safe for the environment. Use SeaKleen™ to treat ballast water as an alternative to ballast water exchange methods.
How Safe is SeaKleen™
The active principal in SeaKleen™ is vitamin K, which occurs naturally in mammals, plants, bacteria, and fungi. It is a compound that allows the proper functioning of most metabolic processes in mammals and humans. Medically, when plasma levels are to low, this agent is administered to patients in order to correct the deficiency.
Scientific data on the toxicity of this material to mammals, birds, and higher species of fish has been demonstrated to be extremely low. The half-life of SeaKleen™ in fresh and salt water is 18 to 24 hours depending upon the dosage rates used. SeaKleen™ is delivered in a safe powder that can be handled by crewmembers with no special training.
Does SeaKleen™ Work Against Many Invasive Species?
In laboratory tests, a very low dosage of SeaKleen™ has been shown to have significant effects against smaller marine organisms in both fresh and salt water. SeaKleen™ has been tested on organisms such as Isochrysis galbana, Neochloris, Zebra mussel larvae, Eurytemora, Cyprinodon eggs, Cyprinodon larvae, Vibrio fischeri, Dinoflagellate cysts, Dinoflagellates, Neomysis americana, Benthic amphoid crustacean, Oyster mussel larvae, Escherichia coli, as well as Cholera and other test organisms. After treatment, SeaKleen™ breaks down into environmentally friendly compounds below toxic levels prior to discharge back into the sea.
Shipboard trials of SeaKleen™ have demonstrated that the laboratory findings translate into real conditions. Tests were conducted in the Port of Baltimore aboard the Cape May, a 39,000 ton ship in the United States Ready Reserve Force. SeaKleen™ was used to treat water taken from Baltimore Harbor and Chesapeake Bay. The State of Maryland, the State of Maryland Port Administration, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the University of Maryland, and the United States Maritime Administration (MARAD) supported the test program.
Further tests and shipboard trials are planned to demonstrate the effectiveness of SeaKleen™. Applications are being made to appropriate State, Federal and International regulatory agencies for required approvals. Ship owners who are interested in participating in trials of SeaKleen™ are welcome to contact us.
Is SeaKleen™ Cost Effective?
Extensive laboratory and shipboard testing has demonstrated that approximately 1 to 2 grams of active material is effective in treating 1 metric ton of ballast water. SeaKleen™ high water solubility makes it suitable as a stand alone treatment and the extremely low dosage rate (1 to 2 ppm) results in a user friendly and economically viable Ballast Water Treatment alternative.
How Do We Use SeaKleen™ Onboard Ship?
SeaKleen™ is delivered as a soluble powder, which is dissolved in water prior to being injected into the influent ballast water stream. Hyde OptiMarin offers SeaKleen™ in a turn-key ballast water treatment solution to meet a ship owner's unique requirements.
A complete system includes a chemical storage and handling system, mixing system, and accurate chemical metering system. The SeaKleen™ Control Package monitors ballast pump flow rate and adjusts the treatment dosage. The control system also monitors and logs system performance.
This information is offered as a technical bulletin for educational purposes only and is not an offer for sale of the product until your appropriate State, Federal or International regulatory agency has issued any locally required approvals.
Please contact Hyde Marine for information and test reselts on SeaKleen™ Ballast Water Treatment.