Sustainable Management of Waste and Wastewater in Ports
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Sustainability and Applications".
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Interests: waste management; biorefinery; biological hydrogen and methane production; bioelectrochemical systems; remediation of contaminated sites
Interests: waste management; resource recovery from waste and by-products through integrated processes; remediation of soils and sediments
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The purpose of the Special Issue “Sustainable Management of Waste and Wastewater in Ports” is to improve the existing knowledge about the quality of port marine waters and the main factors influencing it, and to better investigate policies, strategies and sustainable practices to lower the environmental impact of port activities and maritime traffic. It is well known that port marine areas are highly sensitive sea areas due to their specific ecological situation and limited water exchange with the high sea. In addition, the large supply of nutrients, most commonly as nitrogen or phosphorus, often causes accumulation over time and leads to excessive algae growth and oxygen depletion, deteriorating the ecological status of the waters. Another main concern is that, currently, at European level for example, there is no national and cross-border action to have standard methods of managing the various types of waste and wastewater, both on board ships and in ports, nor a service that meets criteria of ease of access, economy, efficiency, and effectiveness.
In this framework, it appears mandatory to define a set of good practices for managers and users of port areas to deal with waste and wastewater following the principles of resource enhancement and circular economy. The focus of the Special Issue will be to provide indications on procedures and techniques for managing wastewater and waste, in order to avoid their improper management and improve the quality of marine waters. To this aim, the area covered by the Special Issue may include papers concerning the sustainable management of dredged marine sediments and the management of the dredging activity into ports, in relation to the effect on water quality.
The advances provided by the papers in relation to existing knowledge could help the development of a unitary cross-border system/model of sustainable, responsible, virtuous, and effective management of waste and wastewater in ports, assisting port users and port authorities sharing the same sea basin.
Dr. Daniela Spiga
Dr. Giorgia De Gioannis
Dr. Isabella Pecorini
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- port marine water
- monitoring
- action plan and model
- hydrocarbons
- dredged marine sediment
- sustainability
- circular economy
