[APWG] NEWS: Turkish freighter carrying invasive weed species ordered to leave Baltimore port
Olivia Kwong
plant at plantconservation.org
Thu Mar 12 10:19:34 CDT 2009
http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bal-freighter0311,0,3417038.story
Turkish freighter carrying invasive weed species ordered to leave
Baltimore port
By Richard Irwin | dick.irwin at baltsun.com
9:30 PM EDT, March 11, 2009
An inspection aboard a Turkish freighter Friday at one of the city's ports
by agents of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency revealed the
presence of cogon grass weed seed, an invasive seed from Asia that quickly
spreads and disrupts ecosystems, reduces wildlife habitat and decreases
tree seeding growth, said a spokesman for the agency.
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