Ship Power Plants
DOI: http://www.dx.doi.org/10.24866/2227-6858/2020-2-8

To Trong Hien

TO TRONG HIEN, Postgraduate, School of Engineering, e-mail: totronghienvimaru@gmail.com
Far Eastern Federal University
Vladivostok, Russia

Assessing the impact of particles emitted from marine power plants
on the environment of the port city

Abstract: The growth in the total volume of cargoes transported by maritime vessels in coastal regions leads to a more intensive anthropogenic environmental burden caused by exhaust gas emissions from such vessels. This article describes one of the methods to assess the anthropogenic impact by the operation of maritime vessels in port areas on the environment of Vladivostok city. The mass concentration of particulate matters (PM) in the atmospheric air is measured in summer and winter at eight locations in the city, which were selected based on geographical characteristics. In addition, marine traffic in coastal waters was estimated, and information on the number and type of vessels was collected. Based on the obtained data, the total mass of PM emitted from maritime vessels in port areas on annual basis was calculated. The results showed that the concentrations of PM2.5 and PM10 varied between locations in a wide range. Five out of eight measured locations had particle concentration in winter higher than in summer approximately 1.2–2.2 times for PM2.5 and 1.7–3.8 times for PM10. The total mass of particulate matters emitted from engines of maritime vessels in the port area was 80.5 tons/year for PM10 and 64.4 tons/year for PM2.5 in the year 2019.
Keywords: air pollution from maritime vessels, PM concentration in Vladivostok, port areas of Vladivostok, regional ecology, anthropogenic air pollution of Vladivostok.

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