| Main Title |
Dilution of Wastewater Discharges from Moving Cruise Ships. |
| Author |
E. Heinen ;
K. Potts ;
L. Snow ;
W. Trulli ;
D. Redford
|
| CORP Author |
Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. |
| Year Published |
2003 |
| Stock Number |
ADA499128 |
| Additional Subjects |
Shipboard sewage treatment systems ;
Marine propellers ;
Waste water ;
Concentration(Composition) ;
Plumes ;
Oceans ;
Fluorometers ;
Fluorescent dyes ;
Dilution ;
Ship hulls ;
Concentration(Chemistry) ;
Visual surveillance ;
Buoys ;
Turbulence ;
Displacement ;
Reprints ;
Ships ;
Cruise ships
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| NTIS |
ADA499128 |
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|
07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
5p |
| Abstract |
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) conducted a survey using EPA's Ocean Survey Vessel Peter W. Anderson to track and quantify the dilution and dispersal of wastewater discharges behind four large cruise ships. Wastewater holding tanks were spiked with rhodamine dye before discharge. During the discharge of the wastewater, drogued buoys were released at two minutes intervals to permit visual tracking of the plume. A tow fish with a fluorometer was towed through the plume to measure the dimensions of the plume and dye concentration. Dilution of the discharge was calculated based on the concentration of dye in the plume and the initial concentration of the dye in the wastewater holding tanks. Results indicate that discharges behind cruise ships moving at between 9 and 17 knots are rapidly diluted by a factor of 260, 000:1 to 580,000:1. These results are larger than dilution factors estimated by previous modeling efforts. This suggests that previous studies underestimate the impact of turbulence caused by the propellers and displacement of the ship's hull. |
| Supplementary Notes |
See also ADM002146. Presented at the MTS/IEEE Oceans Conference (2003) held in San Diego, California on 22-26 September 2003. Published in Proceedings of MTS/IEEE Conference, p386-389, 2003. U.S. Government or Federal Purpose Rights License, The original document contains color images. |
| Availability Notes |
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| PUB Date Free Form |
Sep 2003 |
| Category Codes |
68D; 57H |
| NTIS Prices |
PC A01 |
| Document Type |
NT |
| Medium |
Conference paper |
| Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
| Control Number |
028700030 |
| Origin |
NTIS |
| Type |
CAT |
