Aspects of Reducing Polluting Impact of Shipyards on the Kvarner Bay

Four shipyards are located in the area of the Kvamer Bay,and they normally, at more or less regular intervals pe!form thecleaning of ship hulls. Due to the lack of necessary financialmeans, these processes usually mean applying of solid abrasiveswhich, due to their characteristics cause significant...

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Published in:	Promet Vol. 11; no. 6; pp. 323 - 327
Main Authors:	Nada Štrumberger, Natalija Maletić
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	University of Zagreb, Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences 01-10-2012
Subjects:	Kvamer bay pollution reduction sea traffic traffic ecology
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Summary:	Four shipyards are located in the area of the Kvamer Bay,and they normally, at more or less regular intervals pe!form thecleaning of ship hulls. Due to the lack of necessary financialmeans, these processes usually mean applying of solid abrasiveswhich, due to their characteristics cause significant environmentalpollution.This paper presents the impact of individual shipyards, withregard to the extent of given se1vice - the treated area in squaredmetres, on the global pollution of the Kvamer Bay as well aspreventive and recovery measures that are feasible on a locallevel with the aim of reducing pollution.
ISSN:	0353-5320 1848-4069
DOI:	10.7307/ptt.v11i6.1119