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Over the past two decades, U.S. regulations dealing with bilgewater discharge for all types of vessels have grown increasingly stringent. Even the presence of an oil sheen is punishable under federal law. Environmental technology has struggled to keep pace, but until recently no removal method has been capable of eliminating sheen and all harmful contaminants from bilgewater. Federal regulations set a high standard for bilgewater. Even the tiniest drop of oily bilgewater has been demonstrated example of the enormous threat to all aquatic life. An on-board filter device for vessels has now been developed to remove 100 percent of sheen generated from oil, gas, diesel fuel and other hydrocarbons from boat bilgewater. The device works in a single pass in "real time." The new system is currently being marketed nationwide under the product name of BilgeKleen by MYCELX Technologies Corporation of Gainesville, Ga.
Author: Alper, H
Year: Undated
Document Source: Database
Avalability: Digital
Interaction: Water Quality
Confidence: Data presented but not quantified
Quantified: Review based on current knowledge
Interaction significance: From an environmental perspective, the increased regulatory activity in bilgewater discharge limits is warranted. The cumulative effect of vessels ranging from small recreational boats to large surface ships dumping even small amounts of bilgewater could - and likely already has - wreak damage upon fragile aquatic ecosystems.
Purpose of research: Unspecified
Context: Refers to bilge water in general, with references in particular to marine vessels
Mitigation/Best practice: Use of a new bilgewater filter
Download the report: Preventing discharge of contaminated bilge water.pdf (96.37 KB)
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