Environmental Risks when Breaking the Ships to Scrap

Abstract

The evaluation of the anthropogenic effect to the environment when breaking the ships to scrap is currently very topical since rather many ships worked out their operational resource, while the fleet needs the renovation of its transport base. Main environmental risks appearing when breaking the ships are described. Environmental risks are evaluated in conditions of normal functioning the ship-breaking production and in emergency situations associated with the destruction of hull constructions in order to determine a complete complex of possible negative consequences for the environment and human health.