Hazardous and Noxious Substances (HNS) in the marine environment: Prioritizing HNS that pose major risk in a European context

• Tipo: Outra Publicação em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2011

Autores

Neuparth, T (Autor) Outra; Moreira, S (Autor) Outra; Santos, MM (Autor) FCUP; reis-henriques, ma (Autor) FCUP

Revista

Título: Marine Pollution Bulletin

Vol. 62

Páginas: 21-28

ISSN: 0025-326X

Editora: Elsevier

Indexação

ISI Web of Knowledge - 52 Citações

Scopus - 60 Citações

Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-002-Z48

DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.09.016

Abstract (EN): Increases in the maritime transportation of Hazardous and Noxious Substances (HNS), alongside the need for an effective response to HNS spills have led environmental managers and the scientific community to focus attention on HNS spill preparedness and responsiveness. In the context of the ARCOPOL project, a weight-of-evidence approach was developed aimed at prioritizing HNS that pose major environmental risks to European waters. This approach takes into consideration the occurrence probability of HNS spills in European Atlantic waters and the severity of exposure associated with their physico-chemical properties and toxicity to marine organisms. Additionally, a screening analysis of the toxicological information available for the prioritization of HNS was performed. Here we discuss the need for a prioritization methodology to select HNS that are likely to cause severe marine environmental effects as an essential step towards the establishment of a more effective preparedness and response to HNS incidents.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 8