Clean Ships, Clean Ports, Clean Oceans: Controlling Garbage and Plastic Wastes at Sea

Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences; Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems; Marine Board

ISBN 10: 0309051371 / ISBN 13: 9780309051378

Published by National Academies Press, Washington, 1995

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original laminated hardcover,355 pages,name inside front cover otherwise very good.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Clean Ships, Clean Ports, Clean Oceans: Controlling Garbage and Plastic Wastes at Sea
• Publisher: National Academies Press, Washington
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0309051371
• ISBN 13: 9780309051378
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Science/Technology/Medicine

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Synopsis

Marine debris is a serious environmental problem. To do its part, the United States has agreed to abide by the international treaty for garbage control at sea, known as MARPOL 73/78 Annex V.

Clean Ships, Clean Ports, Clean Oceans explores the challenge of translating Annex V into workable laws and regulations for all kinds of ships and boats, from cruise ships to fishing crafts and recreational boats. The volume examines how existing resources can be leveraged into a comprehensive strategy for compliance, including integrated waste management systems and effective enforcement.

Clean Ships, Clean Ports, Clean Oceans describes both progress toward and obstacles to Annex V compliance. The book covers:

• How shipborne garbage orignates and what happens to garbage discharged into the seas.
• Effects of discharge on human health, wildlife safety, and aesthetics.
• Differences in perspective among military, industrial, and recreational seafarers and shoreside facilities.

Clean Ships, Clean Ports, Clean Oceans will be important to marine policymakers, port administrators, ship operations officers, maritime engineers, and marine ecologists.