The Maritime Container Exterior Agricultural Threat

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The Maritime Container Exterior Agricultural
Threat
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Maritime Pathway
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SPECIAL OPERATION TOP BANANA
In FY2010, The Port of Philadelphia received over
200,000 TEUs of containerized commodities.
In
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In FY2010, The Port of Philadelphia received over
15,000 TEUs of containerized commodities
originating from Chile.
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Maritime Container Reefer Grills Present a
New Pathway for the Introduction of Federal
Noxious Weed Diseminules into the U.S.

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Imperata cylindrica (cogongrass)
Tridax procumbens (coatbuttons)
Imperata brasiliensis (Brazilain blady grass)
Saccharum spontaneum (wild sugarcane)
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FNW Wild Sugarcane (Saccharum spontaneum)
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Port of Philadelphia Safeguarding Procedures for
Maritime Reefer Containers Contaminated with FNWs
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Maritime Container Exteriors Present a
ConsiderablePathway for the Introduction of
Quarantine Significant Snails into the U.S.
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Reportable Snails Intercepted by CBPAS from
Container Exteriors
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Port of Philadelphia Safeguarding Procedures for
Maritime Containers Infested with Reportable
Snails
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Maritime Container Exteriors Contaminated with
Soil
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Soil is High Risk for Harboring Plant Parasitic
Nematodes
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Port of Philadelphia Decontamination Procedures
for Maritime Containers Contaminated with Soil
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Port of Philadelphia Decontamination Procedures
for Maritime Containers Contaminated with Soil
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Maritime Container Exteriors Present a Pathway
for the Introduction of Quarantine Significant
Insect Pests into the U.S.
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Port of Philadelphia Remedial Measures for
Maritime Containers Infested with Insect Pests
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Maritime Container Exteriors Present a Pathway
for the Introduction of Exotic Bee Species
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Port of Philadelphia Remedial Measures for
Maritime Containers Infested with Bees