A procedure for identifying significant environmental aspects in sea ports

R M Darbra; A Ronza; T A Stojanovic; C Wooldridge; J Casal

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2005.04.037

A procedure for identifying significant environmental aspects in sea ports

Mar Pollut Bull. 2005 Aug;50(8):866-74. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2005.04.037.

Authors

R M Darbra¹, A Ronza, T A Stojanovic, C Wooldridge, J Casal

Affiliation

¹ Centre d'Estudis del Risc Tecnològic, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Diagonal 647, 08028 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

PMID: 15946703
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2005.04.037

Abstract

A new methodology has been designed to identify and rank the significant environmental aspects in sea ports. The main objective of the Strategic Overview of Significant Environmental Aspects (SOSEA) is to help port managers to identify significant environmental aspects and to reinforce the awareness about them in order to prioritise work in environmental management. Developed in close collaboration with port environmental managers and tested in a set of ports, it is a user-friendly tool that can be applied in approximately half a working day. It is based on ISO 14001 vocabulary and requirements and it can be considered as the base for the implementation of any Environmental Management System for port communities.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Commerce*
Conservation of Natural Resources / methods*
Data Collection / methods*
Environment*
Environmental Monitoring / legislation & jurisprudence
Environmental Monitoring / methods*
Environmental Pollutants / analysis*
Ships*

Substances

Environmental Pollutants