German involvement in developing ballastwatertreatment systems is as extensive as in most otheraspects of marine equipment. Of the 30-plus systems that feature in Solutions' approvalstatustables,at least five have German manufacturing or development connections and, according to IMO, others, such as Ecochlorand Severn Trent DeNora,hadtheiractivesubstance approval applications submitted by German partnersorsubsidiaries.
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