Ship-Generated Marine Pollution and the Warri Port Environment

I. Njoku¹ , E. M. Oluwaremi²

1. Department of Logistics and Transport, Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria.
2. Department of Logistics and Transport, Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria.

Section:Research Paper, Product Type: Journal-Paper
Vol.9 , Issue.4 , pp.34-43, Dec-2022

Online published on Dec 31, 2022

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Abstract :
The study examines ship-generated marine pollution at Warri port with the intent of finding the cause and effect of such unwholesome practice. The primary and experimental data were employed for the study. The primary data were obtained through structured questionnaires administered to different categories of respondents including the crew, shippers, ship and port operators. Whereas the experimental data were generated from the wastewater collected from the port berthing areas where ships slated for cargo handling operations had anchored for more than 24 hours for one week. The research employed the use of descriptive statistics to analyse primary data while a physiochemical and microbiological analysis of samples of ships’ wastewater was conducted in Laboratory to determine the status of marine pollution in the Warri port environment. The Laboratory analysis comprises microbiological, chemical, and physical parameters of wastewater samples. The following parameters were tested: pH, total dissolved solids, total hetero-trophic bacteria, total hetero-trophic fungi, zinc, lead, iron, copper, total oil and grease, conductivity, etc. The result reveals that the port and its environs are polluted. It, therefore, suggests a synergy between regulatory agents and private cleaning companies for effective monitoring and controlling of pollution in seaports. The study also recommends that the government encourages public ownership and private sector operations of the port infrastructure in Nigeria.

Key-Words / Index Term :
marine pollution, ship-generated wastewater, physico-chemical and microbiological analysis

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