Plastic pellets: detection, quantification and evolution of plastic pellet flow in Antwerp Harbour (Port of the Future)

In this project, the University of Antwerp, want to make a thorough analysis together with the Port Authority of the various steps of the handling and transport process that lead to the loss and distribution of the plastic pellets in the port. In this way we arrive at a dynamic heat map of pellet loss in function of time and place. These insights ensure that not only the places of loss and risks are mapped, but also insights into potential intervention points and solutions. This must be achieved by bringing together the available expertise and knowledge within the companies, the port and the university. In a first phase, the existing situation is analyzed and mapped out, and in a second phase, targeted solutions are formulated, with the ultimate aim being to reduce losses to zero and limit the existing and future impact on the environment as much as possible.

Keywords:ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION, ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS

Disciplines:Aquatic sciences, challenges and pollution not elsewhere classified, Environmental impact and risk assessment, Environmental monitoring