수중제거활동에 관한 배출물 기인 위해성 평가와 관리방안 개발

Abstract

In relation to the 2011 IMO Guideline for the control and management of ships' biofouling to minimize the transfer of invasive aquatic species, we have embarked a research project to develop robust methods for assessment of the risk arising from the discharge of wastes during ship’s hull cleaning activities, to draft regulatory guidelines on the surface of ship hull for the upcoming 4 years. In order to establish these methods, the following factors need to be considered: (1) analysis and release assessment of active substances discharged from antifouling coating systems, (2) risk assessment based on the residential and international test organisms to effluents from hull cleaning, (3) identification and survival of biofouling debris from ships' surfaces, (4) development of management processes for in-water hull cleaning activities. The anticipated results of this project will contribute to the IMO-led "GEF-UNDP-IMO GloFouling Partnerships Project" started this year, and establish a scientific basis for managing changes in the global market related to in-water cleaning techniques.