Life cycle assessment of ship-generated waste management of Luka Koper

Journal Article · Tue Dec 15 00:00:00 EST 2009 · Waste Management

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2009.06.025· OSTI ID:21357628

Zuin, Stefano ^[1]; Belac, Elvis; Marzi, Boris ^[2]

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1. Consorzio Venezia Ricerche, Via della Liberta 12, c/o PST VEGA, 30175 Venice (Italy)
2. Luka Koper d.d., Vojkovo nabrezje 38, SI - 6501 Koper (Slovenia)

Sea ports and the related maritime activities (e.g. shipping, shipbuilding, etc.) are one of the main driver of Europe's growth, jobs, competitiveness and prosperity. The continuously growth of shipping sectors has however introduced some environmental concerns, particularly with respect to ship-generated waste management. The port of Koper, one of the major ports on the northern Adriatic Coast, is the focus of this study. In this paper, a life cycle assessment was performed to identify and quantify the environmental impacts caused by the ship-generated waste management of port of Koper. Carcinogens substance (e.g. dioxins) and inorganic emissions, especially heavy metals, resulted to be the most critical environmental issues, while the fossil fuels consumption is reduced by recovery of ship-generated oils. Moreover, the final treatment of ship waste was found to be critical phase of the management, and the landfill have a significant contribute to the overall environmental load. These results can be useful in the identification of the best practices and in the implementation of waste management plans in ports.

• OSTI ID: 21357628
• Journal Information: Waste Management, Vol. 29, Issue 12; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2009.06.025; PII: S0956-053X(09)00240-2; Copyright (c) 2009 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; ISSN 0956-053X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
CARCINOGENS
DIOXIN
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
FOSSIL FUELS
HARBORS
HEAVY METALS
LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT
NONRADIOACTIVE WASTES
OILS
SANITARY LANDFILLS
SHIPS
SHORES
SLOVENIA
WASTE MANAGEMENT
COASTAL REGIONS
EASTERN EUROPE
ELEMENTS
ENERGY SOURCES
EUROPE
FUELS
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
MANAGEMENT
METALS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTES