Pollution in the inland waterway transportation: Impacts and Solutions
- Author P. Q. P. Nguyen
- Co-Author T. M. H. Dong, T. H. Truong, X. P. Nguyen
- DOI
- Country : Vietnam
- Subject : Transport
Keywords : ship fleet, domestic transportation, inland waterway
Abstract
Means of waterway transport in ports and wharves ensure integrity, no leakage, overflow, infiltration, spillage of goods and waste of the means into the environment. The draft circular regulating environment protection in inland waterway transportation activities is being published by the Ministry of Transport to collect people's comments. With this draft, the Ministry stipulated: If the vehicle needs cleaning, scrubbing, etc., the wastewater must be stored in the tanks and tanks of the vehicle. Solid wastes and pollutants on vehicles must be collected and treated up to standards before being discharged into the environment or entrusted to environmental-specialized agencies for reception and treatment. When operating on inland waterways, means must not dump waste or oily water into inland waterways. In case of an accident, an oil spill or toxic substances on inland waterways caused by the means, the master or the ship owner who caused the incident must notify the competent authority at the port, wharf and take appropriate and timely measures to prevent the spread or spread of oil or toxic substances. For ports, wharves, facilities for building, converting, repairing or restoring vehicles, the Ministry of Transport must have equipment suitable to the operation scale and pollution prevention needs of the units. such as equipment containing oil sludge, waste from oil, waste water, garbage, hazardous waste, as well as equipment for collecting, transporting and disposing of waste from waterway vehicles. In addition, the Ministry requests inland ports and wharves to organize the collection of wastes generated during the operation of ports and wharves and wastes from vehicles when the means are anchored at ports. For ports, wharves dealing in oil products and toxic and dangerous chemicals m must develop a plan to prevent and respond to incidents, as well as invest in equipment for this activity.
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