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USCG – most probable number

The US Coast Guard issued a notice [located at http://mariners.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2015/12/14/12142015-coast-guard-decision-on-use-of-most-probable-number-method/] indicating that the Most Probable Number (MPN) is not considered as an equivalent alternative to the testing method prescribed by the Coast Guard's regulations pertaining to type approval of ballast water management systems (BWMSs). The MPN test method does not measure the efficacy of BWMSs to the performance standard (living organisms v. dead organisms) required by the regulations. Instead, the MPN test method measures the viability of organisms, which some administrations interpret as reproductive capability. (12/14/15).

IMO – COP21 accord

The IMO issued a news release [located at http://www.imo.org/en/MediaCentre/PressBriefings/Pages/55-paris-agreement.aspx] stating that it welcomes the accord reached at the 2015 Paris Climate Change Conference (COP21) and will continue to contribute to global GHG reduction goals. (12/14/15). Fonte: Dennis Bryant.