The Flotta Terminal and its effects on the marine environment

1981 ◽  
Vol 80 ◽  
pp. 341-354
Author(s):  
C. S. Johnston
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Marine Environment ◽  
Marine Pollution ◽  
Main Theme ◽  
Effluent Discharge ◽  
Tanker Accidents ◽  
Terminal Operations

SynopsisAlthough the main theme of this Symposium centres on the environmental impact of the Sullom Voe Terminal in Shetland, it was considered desirable, in this last session, to give brief attention to the Flotta Terminal in Orkney. Several aspects of the development have been discussed elsewhere (Johnston and Halliwell 1976; Trainer et al. 1976; Moore 1980).Three key sources of marine pollution could be recognised from the terminal operations:1. Tanker accidents with resultant spillage in the approaches to Scapa Flow.2. Spillage at the S.P.M.s.3. Effluent discharges from terminal operations.Since little has been said about effluent discharge at Sullom Voe, it seems appropriate to consider this aspect of our Flotta experience.The basis to pre-operational and subsequent monitoring studies will be discussed.

scholarly journals SMFC as a tool for the removal of hydrocarbons and metals in the marine environment: a concise research update

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edvige Gambino ◽  
Kuppam Chandrasekhar ◽  
Rosa Anna Nastro
Keyword(s):  
Marine Environment ◽  
Microbial Fuel Cells ◽  
Energy Production ◽  
Marine Pollution ◽  
Future Perspectives ◽  
Sediment Remediation ◽  
Marine Food Chain ◽  
Marine Food ◽  
Accumulation Of Pollutants ◽  
Insight Into

AbstractMarine pollution is becoming more and more serious, especially in coastal areas. Because of the sequestration and consequent accumulation of pollutants in sediments (mainly organic compounds and heavy metals), marine environment restoration cannot exempt from effective remediation of sediments themselves. It has been well proven that, after entering into the seawater, these pollutants are biotransformed into their metabolites, which may be more toxic than their parent molecules. Based on their bioavailability and toxic nature, these compounds may accumulate into the living cells of marine organisms. Pollutants bioaccumulation and biomagnification along the marine food chain lead to seafood contamination and human health hazards. Nowadays, different technologies are available for sediment remediation, such as physicochemical, biological, and bioelectrochemical processes. This paper gives an overview of the most recent techniques for marine sediment remediation while presenting sediment-based microbial fuel cells (SMFCs). We discuss the issues, the progress, and future perspectives of SMFC application to the removal of hydrocarbons and metals in the marine environment with concurrent energy production. We give an insight into the possible mechanisms leading to sediment remediation, SMFC energy balance, and future exploitation.

scholarly journals Plastic Pollution from Ships

2016 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jelena Čulin ◽  
Toni Bielić
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Marine Environment ◽  
Detrimental Effect ◽  
Human Health Risk ◽  
Monitoring Data ◽  
Marine Biota ◽  
Plastic Pollution ◽  
Risk Monitoring

The environmental impact of shipping on marine environment includes discharge of garbage. Plastic litter is of particular concern due to abundance, resistance to degradation and detrimental effect on marine biota. According to recently published studies, a further research is required to assess human health risk. Monitoring data indicate that despite banning plastic disposal at sea, shipping is still a source of plastic pollution. Some of the measures to combat the problem are discussed.

Environmental Assessment in Marine Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction: Practice and Prospects

2017 ◽  
Vol 111 ◽  
pp. 252-255
Author(s):  
Robin Warner
Keyword(s):  
Human Activity ◽  
Marine Environment ◽  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Marine Pollution ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Marine Ecosystems ◽  
Marine Resources ◽  
Governance Structures ◽  
National Jurisdiction ◽  
Marine Areas

Knowledge of the threats posed to the oceans by human activity has expanded beyond marine pollution to encompass recognition of the risks posed to vulnerable marine ecosystems (VMEs) by overfishing, destructive fisheries practices, and invasive exploitation of living and nonliving marine resources. However, with the still-developing state of marine scientific research, the majority of activities at sea continue to occur with limited knowledge of their impacts on the marine environment. In this climate of uncertainty, environmental assessment assumes heightened importance. While governance structures will generally exist to facilitate environmental assessment in marine areas within national jurisdiction, these structures are still developing for marine areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ).

The MarAd Pollution Abatement Program in Relation to the 1973 IMCO Marine Pollution Convention

1975 ◽  
Vol 12 (01) ◽  
pp. 65-76
Author(s):  
George C. Steinman ◽  
Walter B. Chappel
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Marine Pollution ◽  
Pollution Abatement ◽  
Ship Design ◽  
Comprehensive Description ◽  
Future Action ◽  
International Regulations ◽  
Design And Construction

This paper has been condensed from the original Section paper and retitled as above. The complete paper, titled simply, "The MarAd Pollution Abatement Program," included a comprehensive description of the program along with national and international regulations, treaties, agreements and conventions, and a description of the economic and environmental impact of the 1973 IMCO Marine Pollution Convention. This condensed version briefly summarizes the MarAd Pollution Abatement Program and the economic and environmental impact of two of the major ship design and construction features adopted by the 1973 IMCO Marine Pollution Convention: segregated ballast and improved load-on-top. The paper also includes recommendations for future action at national and international levels.

Part V Subject Matter, Ch.31 The Protection of the Marine Environment Pollution and Fisheries

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabra Adriana
Keyword(s):  
Marine Environment ◽  
Biological Diversity ◽  
Marine Pollution ◽  
Case Law ◽  
Habitat Destruction ◽  
Marine Biodiversity ◽  
Technological Changes ◽  
The Core ◽  
Sources Of Pollution

This chapter begins by looking at the role of the 1982 UN Law of the Sea Convention (UNCLOS) as the framework legal instrument on the oceans. Indeed, the UNCLOS is one of the most significant international law instruments of all time and is at the core of today's governance of the oceans. UNCLOS is a product of the time when it was negotiated, which brought together a desire to provide global stability to competing jurisdictional claims over the oceans and devise solutions to rapidly increasing rates of marine pollution. However, technological changes and increased or unforeseen sources of pollution and habitat destruction have exposed some of the Convention's limitations, which derive from a fragmented perspective of the marine environment, and a failure to address the interaction between different ocean uses and marine stressors and provide rules on the conservation of marine biological diversity. The chapter then evaluates global and regional treaty requirements, soft law instruments, and case law concerning the protection of the marine environment from various sources of pollution, and the conservation of marine living resources, with a focus on fisheries, and the protection of marine biodiversity.

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.

Marine Pollution via Transboundary Watercourses — An Interface of the' Shoreline ' and ' River-Basin ' Regimes in the Wider Black Sea Region

2007 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 585-620
Author(s):  
Sergei Vinogradov
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Black Sea ◽  
Marine Environment ◽  
Marine Pollution ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Interesting Case ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Danube River ◽  
Critical Examination ◽  
Black Sea Region

AbstractA significant proportion of pollution of the marine environment is transmitted into the sea by transboundary rivers. The state of the marine environment increasingly depends upon the behaviour of states that do not belong to a particular maritime region. There is an obvious regulatory dichotomy between the environmental legal regimes dealing with marine pollution ('shoreline' regimes) and those governing international watercourses ('drainage/river-basin' regimes), which have historically evolved independently of each other. This creates problems of consistency and compatibility across different regimes, which have to be addressed in order to ensure the effectiveness of pollution-control measures throughout the entire pollutant transportation process. State practice has developed various practical ways of dealing with the issue of marine pollution from land-based activities in a transboundary context. The situation with river-borne pollution in the Danube River-Black Sea Basin provides an interesting case-study for critical examination as regards the practical aspects of the interface between such regimes.

scholarly journals Inhibiting Factors Implementation of Tripartite Agreement in Indonesia

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 100
Author(s):  
Vita Cita Emia Tarigan
Keyword(s):  
Marine Environment ◽  
Marine Pollution ◽  
Conceptual Approach ◽  
Healthy Environment ◽  
Sociological Approach ◽  
Data Collection Process ◽  
The World ◽  
Straits Of Malacca ◽  
The Many ◽  
Malacca Strait

The environment of the world is a gift from Allah SWT without a healthy environment, the survival of the future is a necessity. The most important and urgent problem now is pollution, especially contamination of the marine environment. One of the most vulnerable places in the world today is the Malacca Strait, as many accidents vessel leading to high levels of pollution in this strait. One solution to this problem is the publication of The Agreement on Navigation Safety in The Straits of Malacca and Singapore in 1977 or commonly known as the Tripartite Agreement. However, instead of diminishing the problem of marine pollution due to accidents, especially ship in Indonesian waters in the Malacca Strait was even more severe. As for the problem of this research is the lack of clarity of legislation as one of the barriers faced by Indonesia in the implementation of the tripartite agreement. This method using a right socio-historical approach and conceptual approach used in the legal approach and the sociological approach is used to support the legal approach. The legal material used is material in International Law and National, also conducted interviews to those who have relevance to this study. The data collection process will be done in the literature and the field. The results based on the theory of joint Edy Pratomo, Indonesia should made the Tripartite Agreement is added to the basis of the formation of the implementing regulations in terms of environmental pollution control marine in the waterway since the tripartite agreement does not require ratification in implementation and problems control was important and urgent for the survival of many citizens Indonesia. Later this regulation will also serve as an effort to harmonize and synchronize the many regulations in Indonesia regarding the control of pollution of the marine environment.

scholarly journals Environmental impact assessment procedures for projects in marine environment – evaluation analysis

Pomorstvo ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-73
Author(s):  
Lidija Runko Luttenberger ◽  
Jadranka Matić ◽  
Draga Mihelić ◽  
Nikola Mandić
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Environmental Impact Assessment ◽  
Marine Environment ◽  
Expert Committee ◽  
Environment Protection ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
High Level ◽  
Assessment Procedures ◽  
Fish And Shellfish

Appropriately high level of marine environment protection implies taking the measures of prudence, precaution, reasonable and rational use of marine natural resources, and that is achieved also through the assessment of potential significant negative impacts at the early stage of planning of a particular project. Marine fish and shellfish farms, marine ports, minerals exploitation, shore nourishment, seabed deepening and drying, construction in and at the sea and other projects in marine environment are subject to implementation of environmental impact assessment and screening projects based on environmental reports. The description of main features of technological processes of planned projects and their impact on marine environment constitute an integral part of environmental reports, as technical baselines for assessing potential significant negative impacts. In order to prevent pollution, pursuant to law provisions, it is necessary to apply technologies that are most efficient for achieving high level of marine environment protection. In assessing at the planning stage whether most acceptable technologies are used, consultative expert committee consisting of scientists and professionals is engaged in environmental impact assessment procedures. Paper analyses the parts of environmental reports describing technological procedures and proposes the methods of upgrading their quality by involving experts and scientists in examining thereof.

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