Ship as a source of the sea pollution with oil

• Autorzy: Stelmaszewski A. , Otremba Z.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The subject of marine vessel as a source of the sea pollution was taken because of very adverse impact of petroleum pollutants on the natural environment. Oil pollutions concern especially marine environment. However, petroleum inflows to the sea from many different sources, exploitation of the fleet are one of the significant causes of oil presence in the marine environment. MARPOL Convention requires the states parties thereto to monitor the state of contamination [3] and this is a second reason of taking this subject. During the past years, several tests of petroleum content in the Gulf of Gdansk were made by the Physics Department of Gdynia Maritime University. In total 115 samples of water were collected and analyzed during the period from 2004 to 2009 year in the Gulf of Gdansk, which is an area of intense ships traffic because of two great complexes of harbours located in Gdansk and in Gdynia. These tests were carried out with the help of Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences during cruises of the r.v. “Oceania”. Petroleum concentration in seawater was determined by means of improved fluorescence method. Oil in water concentration ranged from value below of the detection limit, that is 10–9 (less than 1 ppb), up to 3.5ź10–7 (350 ppb). Average concentration of oil was 4.3ź10–8 (43 ppb). Obtained results confirmed that Vistula River could be a source of petroleum pollution of the Gulf of Gdansk. Apart from this, vessels are the significant sources of oil in the seawater too. The most polluted places were founded in the area where ships crossed the Gulf of Gdansk.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

maritime transport; seawater; petroleum; environmental protection; Gulf of Gdansk

• Wydawca: Łukasiewicz Research Network - Institute of Aviation ; European Science Society of Powertrain and Transport KONES Poland ; Wydawnictwo Instytutu Technicznego Wojsk Lotniczych
• Czasopismo: Journal of KONES
• Rocznik: 2012
• Tom: Vol. 19, No. 1
• Strony: 385--389
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 9 poz., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Stelmaszewski A.

autor

Otremba Z.

• Gdynia Maritime University, Department of Physics Morska Street 83-87, 81-225 Gdynia, Poland tel.: [phone], fax: [phone],

Bibliografia

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