Assessment of released heavy metals from electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) existing in shipwrecks through laboratory-scale simulation reactor.

Autor: Hahladakis JN; Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Politechnioupolis, Chania 73100, Greece. john_chach@yahoo.gr, Stylianos M, Gidarakos E
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of hazardous materials [J Hazard Mater] 2013 Apr 15; Vol. 250-251, pp. 256-64. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Feb 11.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.02.005
Abstrakt: In a passenger ship, the existence of EEE is obvious. In time, under shipwreck's conditions, all these materials will undergo an accelerated severe corrosion, due to salt water, releasing, consequently, heavy metals and other hazardous substances in the aquatic environment. In this study, a laboratory-scale reactor was manufactured in order to simulate the conditions under which the "Sea Diamond" shipwreck lies (14 bars of pressure and 16°C of temperature) and remotely observe and assess any heavy metal release that would occur, from part of the EEE present in the ship, into the sea. Ten metals were examined and the results showed that zinc, mercury and copper were abundant in the water samples taken from the reactor and in significantly higher concentrations compared to the US EPA CMC (criterion maximum concentration) criterion. Moreover, nickel and lead were found in concentrations higher than the CCC (criterion constant concentration) criterion set by the US EPA for clean seawater. The rest of the elements were measured in concentrations within the permissible limits. It is therefore of environmental benefit to salvage the wreck and recycle all the WEEE found in it.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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