The Influence of Emissions from Maritime Transport on Air Quality in the Strait of Gibraltar (Spain)

Vanessa Durán-Grados, Rubén Rodríguez-Moreno, Fátima Calderay-Cayetano, Yolanda Amado-Sánchez, Emilio Pájaro-Velázquez, Rafael A. O. Nunes, Maria C. M. Alvim-Ferraz, Sofia I. V. Sousa and Juan Moreno-Gutiérrez ()
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Vanessa Durán-Grados: Departamento de Máquinas y Motores Térmicos, University of Cádiz, 11519 Cádiz, Spain
Rubén Rodríguez-Moreno: Departamento de Máquinas y Motores Térmicos, University of Cádiz, 11519 Cádiz, Spain
Fátima Calderay-Cayetano: Departamento de Máquinas y Motores Térmicos, University of Cádiz, 11519 Cádiz, Spain
Yolanda Amado-Sánchez: Departamento de Máquinas y Motores Térmicos, University of Cádiz, 11519 Cádiz, Spain
Emilio Pájaro-Velázquez: Departamento de Máquinas y Motores Térmicos, University of Cádiz, 11519 Cádiz, Spain
Rafael A. O. Nunes: LEPABE—Laboratório de Engenharia de Processos, Ambiente, Biotecnología e Energía, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
Maria C. M. Alvim-Ferraz: LEPABE—Laboratório de Engenharia de Processos, Ambiente, Biotecnología e Energía, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
Sofia I. V. Sousa: LEPABE—Laboratório de Engenharia de Processos, Ambiente, Biotecnología e Energía, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
Juan Moreno-Gutiérrez: Departamento de Máquinas y Motores Térmicos, University of Cádiz, 11519 Cádiz, Spain

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 19, 1-17

Abstract: Gaseous and particulate emissions from oceangoing ships have a significant effect on the quality of air in cities. This study estimates mainly the influence of NO x , SO x , and particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) on air quality in the Strait of Gibraltar (Spain) using the authors’ own Ship’s Energy and Emissions Model (SENEM) and the California Puff air quality model (CALPUFF) in 2017. The Algeciras Bay Industrial Zone recorded the highest levels of pollutants, and the Palmones area was identified as a major hotspot, with mean daily ship-sourced SO x concentrations >215 μg/m 3 , while the highest concentrations of PM 10 reached 8.5 μg/m 3 inside the Strait, and the mean yearly contribution of PM 2.5 reached 0.86 μg/m 3 in the city of Algeciras. The incidence of maritime traffic emissions on the levels of particle emissions, CO, HC, NMVOC, and CO 2 reached values of up to 20–25% in all the receivers defined in the study.

Keywords: shipping emissions; air quality calculation model; GHG; emissions calculation model; pollutants from ships (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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