Article synopsis:
Hundreds of species of marine life including microscopic life forms are being transplanted to new environments through ballast water pumped out of ships, posing unknown consequences to the environment.

Article citation:
"Ballast-water invaders pose ecological risk," Science News, Jul. 10, 1993, p. 20.

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