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Analysis of Pollutants Emitted by Ships in the Focus of the MEPC in the Period 2010 to 2022

Over the years, there has been a change in awareness of the various types of pollutants emitted by ships and their impact on the environment. Given the international nature of maritime transport, all major issues are regulated by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), including the issue of prevention and control of pollution of the marine environment by ships. The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), one of several IMO committees, is responsible for the control and prevention of pollutants that may be released from ships into the environment. A wider range of measures should be taken during the year to prevent pollution of the marine environment. Most ship-source pollution, such as oil, harmful liquid substances carried in bulk, pollutants carried by sea in packaged form, sewage, garbage, and air pollution, is regulated by the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships. In addition, issues such as anti-fouling systems for ships, the transfer of non-indigenous species through ships' ballast water, and environmentally sound recycling of ships and accompanying regulations should also be considered. This means that in addition to the aforementioned MARPOL Convention, the OPRC Convention and its 2000 Protocol, the Anti-fouling Systems Convention, the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments, and the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009 should be considered. The objective of the study is to analyze which pollutants emitted by ships were the focus of the MEPC from 2010 to 2022. For this purpose, the minutes of 20 MEPC meetings during the study period were analyzed. The results show that the most frequently discussed topics concern air pollution.

pollutants ; ship source ; marine environment ; topics ; MEPC

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