Marine pollution in Orkney

1985 ◽  
Vol 87 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 105-112
Author(s):  
I. M. Davies
Keyword(s):  
Pollution Control ◽  
Marine Pollution ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Hydrocarbon Contamination ◽  
Paper Briefly ◽  
Potential Source ◽  
Crab Hepatopancreas ◽  
Organohalogen Compounds ◽  
High Concentrations ◽  
Surrounding Areas

SynopsisThis paper briefly reviews the legal framework of pollution control in Orkney, and discusses the occurrence of the main categories of contaminants there.There is no indication of elevated concentrations of organohalogen compounds in Orkney shellfish. The main potential source of hydrocarbon contamination is thoroughly monitored, and no major adverse effect has been noted.High concentrations (up to 62 μg/g wet wt) of cadmium occur in edible crab hepatopancreas from Orkney, Shetland and surrounding areas. A consideration of cadmium concentrations in a range of species suggests a regional geochemical anomaly for cadmium, affecting biota perhaps through solid phases.

Taiwan's legal framework for marine pollution control and responses to marine oil spills and its implementation on T.S. Taipei cargo shipwreck salvage

2018 ◽  
Vol 136 ◽  
pp. 84-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chihhao Fan ◽  
Cheng-Jui Hsu ◽  
Jia-Yu Lin ◽  
Yung-Kai Kuan ◽  
Chieh-Chung Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pollution Control ◽  
Oil Spills ◽  
Marine Pollution ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Marine Oil ◽  
Marine Oil Spills

UNITED KINGDOM—A REVIEW OF THE NEED TO MINIMISE OIL SPILLAGE IN MARINE CASUALTY SITUATIONS

1981 ◽  
Vol 1981 (1) ◽  
pp. 211-214
Author(s):  
Michael L. Stacey
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Pollution Control ◽  
Marine Pollution ◽  
Control Unit ◽  
Paper Briefly ◽  
Port Authorities ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Oil Spillage ◽  
Safe Working

ABSTRACT This paper briefly describes the recently formed Marine Pollution Control Unit for dealing with marine pollution around the United Kingdom and considers the need to minimise oil spillage in marine casualty situations by emergency lightening, and the need for safe working conditions provided by coastal havens and ports of refuge. Concern is expressed at the reluctance of coastal and port authorities to offer assistance to damaged ships.

In the Search of an Appropriate Legal Framework to Prevent Environmental Risks Caused by Navigation in the Black Sea

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 194-230
Author(s):  
Gabriela A. Oanta
Keyword(s):  
Black Sea ◽  
International Organizations ◽  
Marine Pollution ◽  
Regional Cooperation ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Environmental Risks ◽  
The Black Sea ◽  
Trade Routes ◽  
International Responsibility ◽  
The One

This article addresses the legal framework pertaining to navigation in the Black Sea (including the Turkish Straits System) – which is currently one of the busiest trade routes globally – and its implications for the protection and preservation of the marine environment in this region. This framework is a comprehensive and complex system that is based, on the one hand, upon norms established by different global diplomatic conferences and international organizations that are therefore also applicable to the Black Sea and its coastal States; on the other hand, the regional cooperation fora for the Black Sea have also created specific standards for the region. In addition, the implications of the delimitation of maritime areas in the Black Sea and the international responsibility of States in the field of marine pollution caused by navigation will also be examined.

scholarly journals Charcoal remains from a tonstein layer in the Faxinal Coalfield, Lower Permian, southern Paraná Basin, Brazil

2011 ◽  
Vol 83 (2) ◽  
pp. 471-481 ◽  
Author(s):  
André Jasper ◽  
Dieter Uhl ◽  
Margot Guerra-Sommer ◽  
Abdalla M. B Abu Hamad ◽  
Neli T. G Machado
Keyword(s):  
Lower Permian ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Early Permian ◽  
Ash Fall ◽  
Potential Source ◽  
Volcanic Events ◽  
Paraná Basin ◽  
Surrounding Areas ◽  
Parana Basin

Fossil charcoal has been discovered in the Faxinal Coalfield, Early Permian, Rio Bonito Formation, in the southernmost portion of the Paraná Basin, Brazil. Three types of pycnoxylic gymnosperm woods recovered from a single tonstein layer are described and confirm the occurrence of paleowildfire in this area. A decrease of the charcoal concentration from the base to the top within the tonstein layer indicates that the amount of fuel declined during the deposition probably due to the consumption of vegetation by the fire. The presence of inertinite in coals overlying and underlying the tonstein layer indicates that fire-events were not restricted to the ash fall interval. The integration of the new data presented in the current study with previously published data for the Faxinal Coalfield demonstrates that volcanic events that occurred in the surrounding areas can be identified as one potential source of ignition for the wildfires. The presence of charcoal in Permian sediments associated with coal levels at different localities demonstrates that wildfires have been relatively common events in the peat-forming environments in which the coal formation took place in the Paraná Basin.

scholarly journals Violation of Marine Pollution Laws in Karachi Harbour Became an Environmental Challenge

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 66
Author(s):  
Muhammad Tahir
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Marine Environment ◽  
Pollution Control ◽  
Coastal Waters ◽  
Marine Pollution ◽  
Political Will ◽  
Marine Life ◽  
Standard Values ◽  
Marine Vessels ◽  
Environmental Challenge

This article appraises the Factors deteriorating marine environment due to violation of marine pollution laws in Pakistani waters. The environmental degradation of Pakistani waters especially in Karachi coast became a serious threat to the marine environment, marine life as well as human health and marine vessels since long for society. It is determined the level and the distribution pattern of various heavy metals in the coastal waters significantly higher than the standard values. Pollution created by a number of sources is the major contributing factor in this regard. Amongst all, the deteriorating environment in Pakistani waters warrants immediate corrective actions to control Marine Pollution in order to curtail further destruction by this menace. Many steps at Governmental and private level have been initiated however, improvement is a dream. It is rightly to mention that there is no dearth of legislation on the pollution control but implementation of the same by all the concerned agencies and cooperation by public in true letter and spirit is a dream. The prevailing environment cannot be improved without effective enforcement of existing laws in its true perspective by removing all obstacles and difficulties with creating political will of society.

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