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Title: | Abandonment of fibreglass reinforced plastic fishing boats in Kerala, India, and chemical emissions arising from their burning |
Other Titles: | Not Available |
Authors: | Manju Lekshmi, N. Sreejith S. Kumar Muhamed Ashraf, P. Martin Xavier, K. A. Prathish, K. P. Ajay, S. V. Leela Edwin Andrew Turner |
ICAR Data Use Licennce: | http://krishi.icar.gov.in/PDF/ICAR_Data_Use_Licence.pdf |
Author's Affiliated institute: | ICAR::Central Institute of Fisheries Technology Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR - NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, - 695019, India School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK |
Published/ Complete Date: | 2023-11-04 |
Project Code: | Not Available |
Keywords: | Fibreglass reinforced plastic Polychlorinated dibenzodioxins Potentially toxic metals Toxicity equivalence Microplastics |
Publisher: | Springer |
Citation: | Manju Lekshmi, N., Sreejith S. Kumar, Muhamed Ashraf, P., Martin Xavier, K. A., Prathish, K. P., Ajay, S. V., Leela Edwin and Andrew Turner (2023) Abandonment of fibreglass reinforced plastic fishing boats in Kerala, India, and chemical emissions arising from their burning. Environ. Monit. Assess. 195: 1413. |
Series/Report no.: | Not Available; |
Abstract/Description: | Little information exists on the fate and impacts of boats constructed of fibreglass reinforced plastic (FRP) once they reach their end-of-life. In this study, the number of abandoned fishing boats constructed of FRP or constructed of plywood-wood and sheathed by FRP has been determined along the coast of Kerala, India, and chemical emissions have been estimated when boats are burned as a means of disposal. A total of 292 abandoned boats were observed across eight coastal transects constructed around selected landing centres, with abandonment ranging from 13 to 48 per km (average = 29 km−1). This results in the generation of 1420 kg of FRP debris (glass mat and epoxy resin) per km of coastline. A controlled combustion experiment, simulating open burning, revealed that 63% of original boat mass is emitted to the atmosphere, with the remainder forming a burnt residue. Total concentrations of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans emitted and remaining were found to be 2.6 ng Nm−3 and 249.6 μg kg−1, respectively, with respective calculated toxicity equivalence (TEQ) levels of 437.6 pg TEQ Nm−3 in air emissions and 26.6 μg TEQ kg−1 in the residue. These figures are equivalent to the total emission from FRP boat burning of about 17,000 μg TEQ t−1. Burning also generates significant quantities of potentially toxic metals, with resulting concentrations of Co, Cr and Cu close to or exceeding soil guideline values. The study calls for a greater awareness of the impacts arising from boat abandonment and burning amongst fishermen, and guidelines or regulatory protocols regarding safe and sustainable boat disposal or recycling. |
Description: | Not Available |
ISSN: | 0167-6369 |
Type(s) of content: | Research Paper |
Sponsors: | Not Available |
Language: | English |
Name of Journal: | Environmental Monitoring and Assessment |
Journal Type: | International |
NAAS Rating: | 9.31 |
Impact Factor: | 3.31 |
Volume No.: | 195 |
Page Number: | 1413 |
Name of the Division/Regional Station: | Not Available |
Source, DOI or any other URL: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-023-12033-8 |
URI: | http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/82844 |
Appears in Collections: | FS-CIFT-Publication |
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