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Oxidative iron species and ocean challenges: a perspective.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Rittschof, D; Bonaventura, C; Wilker, JJ; Van Dover, CL
Published in: Biofouling
January 2008

The idea of using oxidative iron (Fe(6+)) to manage fouling and potentially invasive and pathogenic species in ballast water has merit and is attractive when viewed in the broadest context. Ferrate (Fe(6+)) has potential in ballast water management because it reduces a complex global problem to a single issue, viz.how to dispose of the waste which is predominantly Fe(3+). Waste iron disposal must be considered carefully because iron limits photosynthesis in oligotrophic oceans, alters physiological processes in bacteria and animals, produces reactive oxygen species, causes nitrosative stress and increased availability enhances the virulence of pathogenic bacteria. The case is made that the oxidative iron waste should be recycled rather than discharged into the ocean.

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Published In

Biofouling

DOI

EISSN

1029-2454

ISSN

0892-7014

Publication Date

January 2008

Volume

24

Issue

3

Start / End Page

173 / 175

Related Subject Headings

  • Waste Disposal, Fluid
  • Ships
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Oceans and Seas
  • Marine Biology & Hydrobiology
  • Iron
  • Hazardous Substances
  • Ferric Compounds
  • Disinfectants
  • 41 Environmental sciences
 

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Rittschof, D., Bonaventura, C., Wilker, J. J., & Van Dover, C. L. (2008). Oxidative iron species and ocean challenges: a perspective. Biofouling, 24(3), 173–175. https://doi.org/10.1080/08927010801958952
Rittschof, Dan, Celia Bonaventura, Jonathan J. Wilker, and C. L. Van Dover. “Oxidative iron species and ocean challenges: a perspective.Biofouling 24, no. 3 (January 2008): 173–75. https://doi.org/10.1080/08927010801958952.
Rittschof D, Bonaventura C, Wilker JJ, Van Dover CL. Oxidative iron species and ocean challenges: a perspective. Biofouling. 2008 Jan;24(3):173–5.
Rittschof, Dan, et al. “Oxidative iron species and ocean challenges: a perspective.Biofouling, vol. 24, no. 3, Jan. 2008, pp. 173–75. Epmc, doi:10.1080/08927010801958952.
Rittschof D, Bonaventura C, Wilker JJ, Van Dover CL. Oxidative iron species and ocean challenges: a perspective. Biofouling. 2008 Jan;24(3):173–175.

Published In

Biofouling

DOI

EISSN

1029-2454

ISSN

0892-7014

Publication Date

January 2008

Volume

24

Issue

3

Start / End Page

173 / 175

Related Subject Headings

  • Waste Disposal, Fluid
  • Ships
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Oceans and Seas
  • Marine Biology & Hydrobiology
  • Iron
  • Hazardous Substances
  • Ferric Compounds
  • Disinfectants
  • 41 Environmental sciences