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ballast water

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-000630

Fresh or salt water taken in and released by ships to improve their stability. Organisms transported from one port to another may become invasive species (pests).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-000630
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectNatural Resources, Conservation, Environment
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsowater; invasive species; ships
TranslationsSpanish: agua de lastre
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-000630",
  "term": "ballast water",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Fresh or salt water taken in and released by ships to improve their stability. Organisms transported from one port to another may become invasive species (pests).",
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "water",
    "invasive species",
    "ships"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "agua de lastre"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/ballast-water/"
}

Record 630 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.