PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a treating agent for ships ballast water exhibiting excellent killing properties against organisms contained in ships ballast water, the organisms including bacteria and aquatic microorganisms such as planktons, and further, the treating agent being stable and causing little corrosion.SOLUTION: The treating agent for ship ballast water is a mixture which is obtained by adding a phosphoric acid salt and sodium hydroxide to a sodium hypochlorite solution and which has a pH of 10 to 13. It is preferable that the phosphoric acid salt is added in such the amount that the weight ratio of available chlorine to phosphoric acid (PO4) falls within the range of 30:1 to 2:1.COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT【課題】 船舶バラスト水に含まれる細菌類およびプランクトンなどの微小水生生物の殺滅性に優れているとともに、安定性と防食性を有する船舶バラスト水の処理剤を提供する。【解決手段】 船舶バラスト水の処理剤は、次亜塩素酸ナトリウム溶液に、リン酸塩と、水酸化ナトリウムとを配合し、pHが10~13であるものである。ン酸塩の配合量は、リン酸(PO4)が有効塩素量との重量比(有効塩素:リン酸)で30:1~2:1となるのが好ましい。【選択図】 図1