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Table 1 Summarising numbers on scrubber washwater concentrations, fluxes and impact on water quality for scenario HIGH (20% scrubbers)

From: The impact of scrubber discharge on the water quality in estuaries and ports

 

Units

Conc. docks (1)

WQS (2)

CLOSED loop—scenario HIGH

OPEN loop—scenario HIGH

Discharge conc. (90th perc.)

Flux kg year−1 (20% scrubbers)

Conc. increase docks

Discharge conc. (90th perc.)

Flux kg year−1 (20% scrubbers)

Conc. increase docks

Cr

µg L−1

3.34

5

10,120

448

0.122

45.0

342

0.093

Cu

8.38

7

1780

78

0.021

130

998

0.273

Ni

5.86

4*

6060

268

0.073

127

994

0.272

Zn

32.9

20

1524

66

0.018

260

1863

0.509

V

3.94

4

25,000

1107

0.303

500

4069

1.112

Ace

ng L−1

4.92

60

745

3.28E−02

8.96E−03

648

5.27

1.44

Acy

7.20

4000

185

7.87E−03

2.15E−03

536

4.34

1.19

Ant

2.67

100*

446

1.96E−02

5.37E−03

308

2.50

0.685

Fluoran

9.51

6.3*

661

2.88E−02

7.89E−03

478

3.84

1.05

Flu

3.72

2000

2370

1.05E−01

2.86E−02

1200

9.81

2.68

Naph

8.24

2000*

6370

2.82E−01

7.70E−02

6960

57.0

15.6

Phe

7.95

100

6970

3.08E−01

8.43E−02

3700

30.3

8.28

Pyr

13.0

40

554

2.40E−02

6.55E−03

1220

9.90

2.71

Total PAH

58.1

 

22,200

9.80E−01

2.68E−01

13,620

111

30.4

  1. (1) Average values for total concentrations in the harbour docks
  2. (2) Water quality standards (WQS) from the EU WFD (*) or Flanders (dissolved concentrations for metals, total concentrations for PAHs)