Environmental security of the port and harbors' sediments

Jasmina Obhodas; Vladivoj Valkovic; Sudac Davorin; Dario Matika; Ivica Pavić

doi:10.1117/12.817534

5 May 2009 Environmental security of the port and harbors' sediments

Jasmina Obhodas, Vladivoj Valkovic, Sudac Davorin, Dario Matika, Ivica Pavić

Proceedings Volume 7306, Optics and Photonics in Global Homeland Security V and Biometric Technology for Human Identification VI; 73061L (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.817534
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2009, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

While polluted sediments present a threat to the health of the marine ecosystem and indirectly to the public health, ammunition dump sites being mostly unprotected and neglected, present a serious threat to human security, environmental security and could be possible objects of misuse. Of special interest are sediments in ports and marinas. Those are the places where any suspicious object needs to be analyzed for the presence of explosives and CW. After analyzing several hundreds of sediment samples collected along the Adriatic coast, it has been found that they could be grouped in 7 categories: bays, beaches, villages, ports, marinas - pier area, marina - service areas and others. We have shown that the sediments in ports and harbors contain increased values of elements present in antifouling paints (Cu, As, Zn and Pb). Their presence modifies the response of survey probes while screening the sea floor for the presence of explosives and CW.

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Jasmina Obhodas, Vladivoj Valkovic, Sudac Davorin, Dario Matika, and Ivica Pavić "Environmental security of the port and harbors' sediments", Proc. SPIE 7306, Optics and Photonics in Global Homeland Security V and Biometric Technology for Human Identification VI, 73061L (5 May 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.817534

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