The impact of invasions from ballast water: A life cycle impact assessment method
• The first LCIA model quantifying ballast water's role in marine alien species spread. • Exports drive marine invasions: 4.7 · 10 − 12 aliens per kg exported. • Impacts can be linked to current life cycle inventories. • Ballast water introductions can surpass climate-driven biodiversity loss.
Authors
- Diogo Kramel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2376-0697)
- Anders Hammer Strømman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2987-5583)
- Johan Berg Pettersen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5142-6015)
- Francesca Verones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-328X)
- Philip Gjedde (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2873-2477)
Institutions
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Environmental Management
- Published
- 2026-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2026.129449
- Primary Topic
- Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet
- Horizon 2020 Framework Programme
- European Research Council