TY - JOUR
T1 - Utilization of vessel automatic identification system (AIS) to estimate the emission of air pollutant from merchant vessels in the port of kaohsiung
AU - Liu, Ta Kang
AU - Chen, Yung Sheng
AU - Chen, Yen Tin
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to express sincere thanks to the people from Kaohsiung Port Company for their help in providing assistance and the vessel transit information. The opinions expressed therein are of the authors only and any error remains the sole responsibility of the authors. The research was partially funded by College of Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan.
Publisher Copyright:
© Taiwan Association for Aerosol Research.
PY - 2019/10
Y1 - 2019/10
N2 - Vessel-source air pollution may have a major impact on human health and the marine environment. In this study, a method based on vessel activity intensity was adopted to estimate the emission of air pollutants generated by the consumption of fuel oils from merchant vessels in the Port of Kaohsiung. The vessel activities were determined by using the vessel automatic identification system (AIS) to track vessel traffic and position and to calculate the corresponding emission of air pollutants. It was found that container ships, bulk carriers, and oil tankers, emitted approximately 90% of the total air pollutants. The emissions of SO2 and NOx accounted for 43% and 23%, respectively, when compared to the land-based source emission from the city of Kaohsiung. Management strategies were explored that market-based tools are recommended for the mitigation of vessel-source air pollution along with mandatory utilization of low sulfur fuels.
AB - Vessel-source air pollution may have a major impact on human health and the marine environment. In this study, a method based on vessel activity intensity was adopted to estimate the emission of air pollutants generated by the consumption of fuel oils from merchant vessels in the Port of Kaohsiung. The vessel activities were determined by using the vessel automatic identification system (AIS) to track vessel traffic and position and to calculate the corresponding emission of air pollutants. It was found that container ships, bulk carriers, and oil tankers, emitted approximately 90% of the total air pollutants. The emissions of SO2 and NOx accounted for 43% and 23%, respectively, when compared to the land-based source emission from the city of Kaohsiung. Management strategies were explored that market-based tools are recommended for the mitigation of vessel-source air pollution along with mandatory utilization of low sulfur fuels.
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U2 - 10.4209/aaqr.2019.07.0355
DO - 10.4209/aaqr.2019.07.0355
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85073543981
VL - 19
SP - 2341
EP - 2351
JO - Aerosol and Air Quality Research
JF - Aerosol and Air Quality Research
SN - 1680-8584
IS - 10
ER -