Stuart Waste Discharge into the Marine Environment

Principles and Guidelines for the Mediterranean Action Plan
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-4831-4840-3
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 438 Seiten, Web PDF

Waste Discharge into The Marine Environment: Principles and Guidelines for the Mediterranean Action Plan covers the legal (framework convention and related protocols), scientific (research, monitoring, and assessment), and management (integrated planning) regarding the protection of the Mediterranean Sea. The book provides principles and guidelines in the issuance of permits for the discharge of water wastes and other matter into the marine environment. The text consists of seven chapters that are organized into two parts. The first part covers the guidance of the control of discharge of potentially harmful substances into the Mediterranean Sea. The second part discusses the technical aspects governing the issue of authorization for the discharge of wastes containing harmful substances. The book will appeal to readers concerned with waste disposal policies in the Mediterranean Sea.

Dr. Sam Stuart is a physiotherapist and a research Fellow within the Balance Disorders Laboratory, OHSU. His work focuses on vision, cognition and gait in neurological disorders, examining how technology-based interventions influence these factors. He has published extensively in world leading clinical and engineering journals focusing on a broad range of activities such as real-world data analytics, algorithm development for wearable technology and provided expert opinion on technology for concussion assessment for robust player management. He is currently a guest editor for special issues (sports medicine and transcranial direct current stimulation for motor rehabilitation) within Physiological Measurement and Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, respectively.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Stuart, Sam

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Waste Discharge into the Marine Environment: Principles and Guidelines for the Mediterranean Action Plan;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;8
5;PREFACE;6
6;PART A: Guidance of the Control of the Discharge of Potentially Harmful Substances into the Mediterranean Sea;18
6.1;CHAPTER 1;18
6.1.1;1.1 The need for action;18
6.1.2;1.2 The purpose of the guide;20
6.1.3;1.3 Methods of Control;21
6.1.4;1.4 The operation of a control system;24
6.1.5;1.5 Treatment considerations;26
6.1.6;1.6 Utilization and conservation;28
6.1.7;1.7 The organization of the control of coastal pollution;29
6.1.8;1.8 The scope of the guide;31
7;PART B. Technical and Practical AspectsGoverning the Issue of Authorizations forthe Discharge of Wastes containingHarmful Substances;34
7.1;CHAPTER 2;34
7.1.1;INTRODUCTION;34
7.1.2;References;48
7.2;3 CHARACTERISTICS AND COMPOSITION OF THE WASTES;49
7.2.1;3.1 Introduction;49
7.2.2;3.2 INORGANIC ELEMENTS AND THEIR COMPOUNDS;51
7.2.3;3.3 BIOCIDES;72
7.2.4;3.4 RGAN0SILIC0N COMPOUNDS;75
7.2.5;3.5 CRUDE OILS AND HYDROCARBONS;75
7.2.6;3.6 CYANIDES AND FLUORIDES;78
7.2.7;3.7 NON-BIODEGRADABLE DETERGENTS;83
7.2.8;3.8 INORGANIC COMPOUNDS OF PHOSPHORUS AND ELEMENTARY PHOSPHORUS;84
7.2.9;3.9 PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISMS;86
7.2.10;3.10 THERMAL POLLUTION;88
7.2.11;3.11 RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS;89
7.2.12;3.12 SUBSTANCES CAUSING TASTE AND/OR SMELL IN FISH AND OTHERMARINE FAUNA (Phenols and aromatic organic compounds);94
7.2.13;References;102
7.3;4 CHARACTERISTICS OF WASTE CONSTITUENTS WITH RESPECT TOTHEIR HARMFULNESS;104
7.3.1;4.1 Persistence in the marine environment;106
7.3.2;4·2 Toxicity and other harmful effects;106
7.3.3;4.3 Accumulation in biological materials and sediments;108
7.3.4;4.4 Biochemical transformation producing harmful substances;109
7.3.5;4.5 Adverse effects on the oxygen balance;109
7.3.6;4.6 Susceptibility to physical, chemical and biochemicalchanges and interaction in the aquatic environmentwith other seawater constituents which may produceharmful biological or other effects on seawater usesand on marine ecosystems.;110
7.3.7;4.7 Harmfulness of waste constituents;111
7.3.8;References;152
7.4;5 CHARACTERISTICS OF DISCHARGE SITE AND RECEIVING MARINEENVIRONMENT;159
7.4.1;5.1 Hydrographie, meteorological, geological and topographicalconditions of the coastal area;159
7.4.2;5.2 Initial dilution achieved at the point of waste release;198
7.4.3;5.3 Dispersion characteristics;226
7.4.4;5.4 An approach for estimating the capacity of the receivingmarine environment to absorb waste discharges withoutundue effects;247
7.4.5;References;251
7.5;6 AVAILABILITY OF WASTE TREATMENT TECHNOLOGY;261
7.5.1;6.1 Inorganic pollution;261
7.5.2;6.2 Biocides and their derivatives (other than organohalogenatedand organo-phosphorus compounds);273
7.5.3;6.3 Organo-silicone compounds;275
7.5.4;6.4 Crude oil and petroleum-derived hydrocarbons;275
7.5.5;6.5 Cyanides;278
7.5.6;6.6 Fluorides;280
7.5.7;6.7 Non-biodegradable detergents and other surface-activesubstances;283
7.5.8;6.8 Inorganic phosphorus compounds;284
7.5.9;6.9 Pathogenic micro organisms;285
7.5.10;6.10 Thermal pollution;288
7.5.11;6.11 Substances with a deterious effect on the taste andsmell of products for human consumption (phenols andaromatic compounds);290
7.5.12;6.12 Substances having an adverse effect on oxygen balance;292
7.5.13;6.13 Treatment and disposal of wastewater sludges;301
7.5.14;6.14 Effluents containing radioisotopes;303
7.5.15;References;313
7.6;7 POTENTIAL IMPAIRMENT OF MARINE ECOSYSTEMS AND SEA-WATER USES;318
7.6.1;7.1 Water characteristics with respect to physical, chemical,bio-chemical and ecological conditions in the dischargearea;318
7.6.2;7.2 Potential impairments of marine ecosystems;320
7.6.3;7.3 Sea-water uses;359
7.6.4;7.4 Effects on human health of pollution of edible marineorganisms, bathing waters and aesthetics;367
7.6.5;7.5 Effects on marine ecosystems and living resources;376
7.6.6;7.6 Effects on other legitimate uses of the sea;377
7.6.7;References;379
8;Appendix I - Approximate evaluation of the possible extent ofmicro-biological pollution propagation;381
9;Appendix II - Measurements of marine currents;401
10;Appendix III - Sea water density evaluation;410
11;Appendix IV - Elements for a discharge authorization;417
12;Annex: Authors and Contributors;424
13;Index;426