Environmental policy and legislation on dredged material in the Baltic Sea region &amp;#x2014; Analysis

Sapota, Grażyna Pazikowska; Dembska, Grażyna; Bogdaniuk, M.; Holm, Göran

doi:10.1109/baltic.2012.6249171

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“…Generally, in sediments from the Polish part of the Southern Baltic, TPH content is found at levels up to 25 mg/kg d.w. In bottom sediments of Polish ports, TPH content ranges from 300 to 625 mg/kg d.w. (Sapota et al, 2012). These results are in line with those obtained from samples in the t/s Franken shipwreck area and suggest her minor influence on sediment contamination by petroleum substances.…”

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“…The results of studies on sand samples from the southern Baltic coast conducted at the Lubiatowo Research Station show a TPH content below 1.0 mg/kg (Otremba et al, 1996). Studies performed by Kaniewskim et al (1996) indicate that TPH concentrations in sediments located on the Polish territorial waters mostly do not exceed 1 mg/kg d.w. TPH content in sediments sampled on the Polish areas of the Baltic Sea rarely exceeds 25 mg/kg d.w., but depending on the location, these concentrations can be up to 600 mg/kg d.w. (Sapota et al, 2012). Total hydrocarbon content (THC) around archipelagos on the east coast of Sweden, on the other hand, range from 2 to 20 mg/kg d.w. (Rudling, 1976).…”

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Baltic Sea shipwrecks as a source of hazardous pollution

Szpiech,

Bojke,

Littwin

et al. 2024

PeerJ Analytical Chemistry

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Background Shipwrecks on the Baltic Sea seabed pose a serious threat to the marine environment. Fuel, ammunition and chemicals in their holds can enter the ecosystem at any time, causing an ecological disaster. It is known that oil spills from ship accidents can affect life and health of different species of animals, both immediately after catastrophe and for many years thereafter. This article discusses the negative impact of shipwrecks on the ecological status of the Baltic Sea and presents the contamination status of bottom sediment core samples taken in the vicinity of shipwrecks located in the South Baltic, i.e., S/s Stuttgart, t/s Franken, S/T Burgmeister Petersen and m/s Sleipner. It is based on the results of research carried out by the Maritime Institute between 2011 and 2016. Methods Core samples were taken by a VKG-2 vibrating probe and analysed towards content of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPHs) and total organic carbon (TOC). Seven PAHs and Seven PCBs were determined using solid phase extraction (SPE) technique followed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) detection. In order to determine the concentration of TPH, the SPE technique was applied followed by gas chromatography with flame ionisation detector (GC-FID) analysis. TOC content was established by TOC analyser using infrared detection. Results Samples taken in the vicinity of the S/s Stuttgart shipwreck have shown the highest concentrations of all analysed parameters compared to the examined wrecks and significantly differed from the results typical for these areas. This studies have shown that the S/s Stuttgart shipwreck poses a serious threat to the marine environment of Baltic Sea and it is necessary to continue studies in this area and to perform a wider range of analysis.

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Baltic Sea shipwrecks as a source of hazardous pollution

Szpiech,

Bojke,

Littwin

et al. 2024

PeerJ Analytical Chemistry

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“…It is associated with the deepening of the harbor channels' bottom in order to maintain their proper depth and with other activities aimed at modernization of the harbor infrastructure. The quality of the harbor bottom sediments is important because of the removal of the excavated material to sites located in neighbouring ecosystems (HELCOM 1992, Sapota et al 2012). Prior to dredging works, bottom sediments are analyzed to obtain information about the concentrations of heavy metals (arsenic, chromium, zinc, cadmium, copper, nickel, lead and mercury), nine selected compounds from the group of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and seven congeners of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).…”

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Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) and pentachlorophenol (PCP) in bottom sediments of the Port of Gdansk

Lewandowski

Witt

Kobusińska

et al. 2014

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies

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Combustion processes are considered to be the main source of the dioxin emission in the Baltic region. Pentachlorophenol (PCP) and its derivatives, pentachlorophenyl laurate (PCPL) and sodium pentachlorophenate (NaPCP) are known as precursors of dioxins. The research was conducted to obtain the first data on the concentration of PCDD/Fs and PCP in the bottom sediments of the Port of Gdansk. Toxicity (the Microtox® test) as well as several sediment parameters have been examined.In the surface layer of bottom sediments from the Port of Gdansk, all congeners of PCDD/Fs have been detected using GC-MS/MS. The positive correlation between toxicity and physicochemical properties of the analyzed bottom sediments confirms that these parameters are important in terms of environment contamination.

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“…Sediments mainly got local attention of water managers confronted with manmade sediment-traps, where associated contamination poses an environmental or human risk [14]. However, the implementation of the Water Framework Directive (WFD) [15] shifts the scope from the local sediment management (amongst them also dredged material) to the river basin scale sediment management [16]. The WFD does not specifically address sediment nor dredged material, although sediments are a natural and essential part of the aquatic environment and their management has to play an important role in water legislation [15][16][17].…”

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“…However, the implementation of the Water Framework Directive (WFD) [15] shifts the scope from the local sediment management (amongst them also dredged material) to the river basin scale sediment management [16]. The WFD does not specifically address sediment nor dredged material, although sediments are a natural and essential part of the aquatic environment and their management has to play an important role in water legislation [15][16][17]. However, the favorite dredged material management options are natural options and beneficial re-use is a way to encourage the use of dredged material as a potential resource and not as a waste [18].…”

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Sustainable Use of Reservoir Sediment through Partial Application in Building Material

Junáková

Junak

2017

Sustainability

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Sediment, often considered a by-product of various activities within river basin management to be disposed of, or a pollutant to be controlled, is increasingly being acknowledged as a resource in need of management. The paper deals with the possibility of reusing sediment from two Slovak reservoirs (Klusov and Ruzin) as an alternative raw material in concrete production. Concrete specimens were prepared by a combination of original reservoir sediment, reservoir sediment mechanically activated by dry milling, reservoir sediment mechanically activated by dry milling together with biomass incinerator fly-ash as a binder. To improve the strength properties of specimens, sodium hydroxide (NaOH) was used as a sediment activator. Mixtures containing 40% of binder replacement by the above-mentioned combinations of original and treated sediments were tested for flexural and compressive strengths after 28, 90 and 365 days of curing. The results showed that the mixtures prepared from sediments milled without and with addition of fly ash as cement replacement satisfied the strength requirements for the compressive strength class C16/20 according to the European standard except the composites prepared with NaOH as the sediment activator. Addition of NaOH into composites in the concentration of 5 M as an activator of sediment indicated the negative impact on compressive and flexural strengths and thus NaOH was not an effective pozzolanic activator for sediments. This study reveals that the sediment may be considered as 40% cement substitution in building materials.

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Environmental policy and legislation on dredged material in the Baltic Sea region — Analysis

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Baltic Sea shipwrecks as a source of hazardous pollution

Baltic Sea shipwrecks as a source of hazardous pollution

Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) and pentachlorophenol (PCP) in bottom sediments of the Port of Gdansk

Sustainable Use of Reservoir Sediment through Partial Application in Building Material

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