Water Pollution

Leading ocean advocacy groups join forces to tackle microfiber pollution

Two leading clean ocean advocacy groups have joined forces to stop tiny synthetic clothing fibers from polluting the world’s waterways and poisoning the food chain.

Publication Date: 
08/09/2016
Guardian (UK)
Tags:
Water Pollution, Marine Ecosystems, Marine Pollution, Marine Life, Plastics
Water Pollution

Australia seeks $120m for Great Barrier Reef damage from Chinese coal ship

The Australian government is seeking at least $120m from the owners of a Chinese coal carrier that destroyed part of the Great Barrier Reef.

Publication Date: 
07/09/2016
Guardian (UK)
Tags:
Water Pollution, Marine Pollution, Corals, Australia, China, Marine Ecosystems
Water Pollution

China may penalize offshore oil companies for spills: Xinhua

The Chinese government is considering imposing penalties on offshore oil companies that damage marine environment, state media said on Monday, the latest effort by Beijing to clamp down on environm

Publication Date: 
06/09/2016
Reuters
Tags:
Water Pollution, Marine Pollution, Marine Ecosystems, Industrial Pollution, Petrochemical Industry, China, Ecology
Water Pollution

Hong Kong’s marine waste clean-up mired in red tape and outdated attitudes

A small sampan manoeuvres between the fishing boats moored in the Cheung Chau typhoon shelter, while a small shrimp net is dropped over the bows to retrieve a modest catch of floating refuse.

Publication Date: 
06/09/2016
South China Morning Post
Tags:
Water Pollution, Marine Pollution, Plastics, Solid Waste, Hong Kong, Marine Ecosystems, Garbage, Waste Management, Corruption
Environment

Decision support system for emergency management of oil spill accidents in the Mediterranean Sea

This paper presents an innovative web-based decision support system to facilitate emergency management in the case of oil spill accidents, called WITOIL (Where Is The Oil). The system can be applied to create a forecast of oil spill events, evaluate uncertainty of the predictions, and calculate hazards based on historical meteo-oceanographic datasets. To compute the oil transport and transformation, WITOIL uses the MEDSLIK-II oil spill model forced by operational meteo-oceanographic services. Results of the modeling are visualized through Google Maps.

Publication Date: 
30/08/2016
Svitlana Liubartseva, Giovanni Coppini, Nadia Pinardi & et al
Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
2009-2020
Tags:
Marine Pollution, Mediterranean Sea, Disaster Management, Remote Sensing
Environment

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding oil spill from sunken ship MV Rak off the coast of Mumbai in 2011, 23/08/2016

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Samir Mehta Vs Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change & Others dated 23/08/2016 regarding marine pollution caused by the sinking of ship (M.V. RAK) and oil spill which occurred in the Arabian Sea, off the coast of Mumbai. The spilled oil from the ship spread beyond Mumbai to Raigad District. Traces were noticed particularly between Uttan in Bhayandar and Gorai beach.

Judgement Date: 
23/08/2016
Tags:
Oil Pollution, Marine Pollution, Arabian Sea, Mumbai, Maharashtra, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Shipping, Compensation
Water Pollution

Facial scrubs release 94,500 toxic microbeads in each wash, research finds

The numbers of polluting plastic beads commonly found in everyday face scrub have been revealed by scientists.

Publication Date: 
26/07/2016
Independent (United Kingdom)
Tags:
Water Pollution, Marine Pollution, Marine Ecosystems, Plastics, Scientists, Greenpeace, Cosmetics
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding an edible oil manufacturer polluting the environment, Tamil Nadu, 13/07/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Meenava Thanthai & Others Vs State of Tamil Nadu & Others dated 13/07/2016 regarding an edible oil manufacturer not having obtained consent from the Pollution Control Board and also discharge of untreated effluents into the sea and thereby causing pollution to the marine species.

Judgement Date: 
13/07/2016
Tags:
Industrial Pollution, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Tamil Nadu, Marine Pollution, Industrial Waste
Solid Waste

Recycling Technologies lauds novel fuel made from rigid plastics

Recycling firm teams up with Ricardo to assess performance of Plaxx fuel as replacement for heavy fuel oil and diesel

Publication Date: 
11/07/2016
Business Green
Tags:
Solid Waste, Waste To Energy, Plastics, Science And Technology, Marine Pollution, Waste Management
Industry

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution caused by industries engaged in fish oil, Dakshina Kannada District, Mangaluru, 08/07/2016

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Mohammed Kabir & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 08/07/2016 regarding environmental degradation and pollution caused by industries located in Ullal Taluk, Dakshina Kannada District, Mangaluru by engaging in the production of fish oil and fish meal.

Judgement Date: 
08/07/2016
Tags:
Industrial Pollution, Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP), Waste Disposal, Dakshin Kannad, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Karnataka, Fish, Mangroves, Coastal Regulations, Marine Pollution, Water Pollution

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