Influence of in-port ships emissions to gaseous atmospheric pollutants and to particulate matter of different sizes in a Mediterranean harbour in Italy

Merico, Eva; Donateo, Antonio; Gambaro, Andrea; Cesari, Daniela; Gregoris, Elena; Barbaro, Elena; Giovanelli, G.; Masieri, Samuele; Contini, Daniele

doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2016.05.024

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“…The calculated value of PM 2.5 at the present study site is within the reported ranges. Recently, Merico et al (2017) compared ship traffic atmospheric impacts using inventories, experimental data and modeling approaches in the Adriatic-Ionian port areas and found that ships contributed 0.5 %-7.4 % of PM 2.5 in these areas. The same study also found that the ship traffic contribution to the particle number concentrations (PNC) is 2-4 time larger than the mass concentrations of PM 2.5 .…”

Section: The Contribution Of Ship Emissions To Ambient Pollutants In mentioning

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“…Altered clouds properties have also been identified in marine areas along ship cruising routes, by satellites (Petzold et al, 2008;Coggon et al, 2012), which could impact Earth's radiation budget and climate. In coastal or port regions, ship emissions have made significant local contributions to atmospheric NO x , SO 2 and PM (Donateo et al, 2014;Merico et al, 2017).…”

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“…The DECA measure has currently been implemented in three major shipping areas including the YRD, the Pearl River Delta (PRD) and the Bohai Rim region in China. The efficiency of emission control area (ECA) measures has also been tested in other places (Contini et al, 2015;Merico et al, 2017). It was shown that control strategies, with respect to sulfur levels in fuel, could generate a synergetic reduction in both SO 2 and primary PM release from ships.…”

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Atmospheric pollution from ships and its impact on local air quality at a port site in Shanghai

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Abstract. Growing shipping activities in port areas have generated negative impacts on climate, air quality and human health. To better evaluate the environmental impact of ship emissions, an experimental characterization of air pollution from ships was conducted in Shanghai Port in the summer of 2016. The ambient concentrations of gaseous NO, NO2, SO2 and O3 in addition to fine particulate matter concentrations (PM2.5), particle size distributions and the chemical composition of individual particles from ship emission were continuously monitored for 3 months. Ship emission plumes were visible at the port site in terms of clear peaks in the gaseous species and particulate matter concentrations. The SO2 and vanadium particle numbers were found to correlate best with ship emissions in Shanghai Port. Single-particle data showed that ship emission particles at the port site mainly concentrated in a smaller size range (<0.4 µm), where their number contributions were more important than their mass contributions to ambient particulate matter. The composition of ship emission particles at the port site suggested that they were mostly freshly emitted particles: their mass spectra were dominated by peaks of sulfate, elemental carbon (EC), and trace metals such as V, Ni, Fe and Ca, in addition to displaying very low nitrate signals. The gaseous NOx composition in some cases of plumes showed evidence of atmospheric transformation by ambient O3, which subsequently resulted in O3 depletion in the area. Quantitative estimations in this study showed that ship emissions contributed 36.4 % to SO2, 0.7 % to NO, 5.1 % to NO2, −0.9 % to O3, 5.9 % to PM2.5 and 49.5 % to vanadium particles in the port region if land-based emissions were included, and 57.2 % to SO2, 71.9 % to NO, 30.4 % to NO2, −16.6 % to O3, 27.6 % to PM2.5 and 77.0 % to vanadium particles if land-based emissions were excluded.

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Atmospheric pollution from ships and its impact on local air quality at a port site in Shanghai

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“…Among the most polluting factors, besides land-based port activities, the main ship emissions are nitrogen oxides (NO x ), sulfur oxides (SO x ), CO, particulate matter (PM) and hydrocarbon (HC) due to the engine combustion [3][4][5][6]. Ship emissions account for respectively 2.7%, 15% and 4-9% of the global anthropogenic CO 2 , NO x and SO 2 emissions [7], whereas PM 10 and PM 2.5 levels are related to primary emissions from fuel oil combustion but also to the formation of secondary aerosols [8].…”

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PM10 and PM2.5 Qualitative Source Apportionment Using Selective Wind Direction Sampling in a Port-Industrial Area in Civitavecchia, Italy

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The possibility to discriminate between different emission sources and between natural and anthropogenic contributions is a key issue for planning efficient air pollution reduction and mitigation strategies. Moreover, the knowledge of the particulate matter (PM) chemical composition for the different size fractions is recognized as increasingly important, in particular with respect to health effects of exposed population. This study is focused on the characterization of PM10 and PM2.5 main sources located in the Civitavecchia harbor-industrial area (Central Italy), namely a large coal-fired power plant, a natural gas power plant, the harbor area, the vehicular traffic (due to both the local traffic and the highway crossing the area) and small industrial activities. The approach was based on PM10/PM2.5 samples monthly collected for one year and a further relative chemical characterization of organic and inorganic fractions. Wind-select sensors, allowing a selective PM10 and PM2.5 sampling downwind to specific emission sources, were used for the overall sampling. This methodology manages to explain specific emission patterns and to assess the concentration levels of the micro pollutants emitted by local sources and particularly toxic for health. A descriptive statistical analysis of data was performed, also verifying the occurrence of legislative threshold exceedances. Moreover, in order to highlight the contribution of specific sources, the differences in the measured micro pollutants concentrations between wind directions, PM size fractions and sampling sites have been investigated, as well as the seasonal trends of pollutants concentrations. These results allow to highlight that the applied methodology represents a valid support in source apportionment studies.

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“…The European Directive 2005/33/EC [7] introduced more stringent marine-fuel sulphur limits for ships at berth or cruising inside European coastal waters. This reduced the contribution of ship cruising, manoeuvring and hoteling to atmospheric pollutants such as SO 2 [8] and primary particulate matter (PM 10 , and PM 2.5 ) [9].…”

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Air Pollution in Ancona Harbour, Italy

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Morichetti

et al. 2019

WIT Transactions on the Built Environment

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Ports have always been communication and trade crossroads and have historically promoted the development of local economies. However, being hubs of activities, they are also major sources of noise and air pollution mainly due to ships, but also to vehicles, appliances, offices, etc. The port of Ancona, like many other Italian ports, is very close to the urban area, therefore it strongly influences the air quality of the city so that prolonged exposure to air pollutants generated by the port may cause adverse health effects on a big part of local population. Reducing air pollution without penalizing the local economy is one of the main objectives of the local authorities. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the contribution of different port emission sources, such as "Roll-on/roll-off Passengers" (Ro-pax) ships and fishing vessels, to Ancona air pollution. Between all, the levels of carbon monoxide (CO), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), nitrogen oxides (NOX), sulphur oxides (SOX), and particulate matter (PM) have been evaluated. The study pointed out that most of the emissions in Ancona harbour are due to "Roll-on/roll-off" (Ro-ro) and Ro-pax maritime activities. Thus we focused on Ro-ro/Ro-pax ships' different emission scenarios based on different sulphur percentages in ship fuel, annual ships calls, manoeuvring/hotelling schedule, and ship characteristics, such as engine power. SOX denoted a strong dependency not only on the percentage of sulphur but also upon the manoeuvring/hotelling time while all other pollutant emissions mostly depend on timing and ship features. Therefore, it was found necessary to know such data exactly to estimate the emissions so to formulate new scenarios in order to choose the best strategies to reduce air pollution.

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Influence of in-port ships emissions to gaseous atmospheric pollutants and to particulate matter of different sizes in a Mediterranean harbour in Italy

Cited by 104 publications

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Atmospheric pollution from ships and its impact on local air quality at a port site in Shanghai

Atmospheric pollution from ships and its impact on local air quality at a port site in Shanghai

PM10 and PM2.5 Qualitative Source Apportionment Using Selective Wind Direction Sampling in a Port-Industrial Area in Civitavecchia, Italy

Air Pollution in Ancona Harbour, Italy

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