- Title
- MARPOL Annex V and Environmentally Hazardous Substance (EHS) requirements for coal cargo residues
- Creator
- Lucas, Steven A.; Planner, John H.
- Relation
- 11th International Congress on Bulk Materials Storage, Handling and Transportation (ICBMH 2013) . Proceedings of the 11th International Congress on Bulk Materials Storage, Handling and Transportation (ICBMH 2013) (Newcastle, N.S.W. 2-4 July, 2013)
- Publisher
- University of Newcastle
- Resource Type
- conference paper
- Date
- 2013
- Description
- Marine pollution from ocean-going ships is an international issue regulated by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO). The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) is the main international convention covering prevention of pollution of the marine environment by ships from operational or accidental causes. Recent changes to MARPOL Annex V (garbage from ships) include management of cargo residues of solid bulk cargoes and as a result, coal is currently being considered as an Environmentally Hazardous Substance (EHS) by the IMO. In this study, EHS testing was undertaken on 56 Australian coal types using protocols contained in the United Nations Globally Harmonised System for Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (UN GHS Annex 10 in [1]). The major and minor trace elements of concern found in coal that could potentially be leached into seawater and impact upon marine environments included As, B, Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb, Hg, Se, Ni, Mo, V and Zn. Results from the EHS tests were compared to the Queensland Water Quality Guidelines which indicated that leached trace elements from the tested coal types pose negligible or no threat to marine systems.
- Subject
- marine pollution; International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL); coal cargo residues
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1342571
- Identifier
- uon:28983
- Identifier
- ISBN:9780858259836
- Language
- eng
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