RT journal article
T1 Chemical and microbiological characterization of cruise vessel wastewater discharges under repair conditions
A1 Vicente-Cera, Isaías
A1 Moreno Andrés, Javier
A1 Amaya Vias, David
A1 Biel-Maeso, Miriam
A1 Pintado Herrera, Marina Guadalupe
A1 Lara Martín, Pablo Antonio
A1 Acevedo Merino, Asunción
A1 López Ramírez, Juan Antonio
A1 Nebot Sanz, Enrique
A2 Tecnologías del Medio Ambiente
K1 AIS
K1 Antibiotic Resistance Bacteria
K1 Cruise
K1 Emerging pollutants
K1 Ship
K1 Wastewater
AB Cruise ship wastewater discharges are pollution sources towards the marine environment that are poorly characterized. In this study, wastewater samples from cruise ships have been obtained during repair works in a shipyard. Different organic pollutants have been analyzed and their concentrations were similar to those in urban wastewaters for pharmaceuticals and fragrances, but higher for UV filters and PAHs. For the first time, cypermethrin, a pesticide highly toxic towards aquatic species, was found at relevant concentrations (>1 µg L^-1). The faecal microorganisms were for all parameters higher than 10^4 CFU 100 mL^ - 1, which together with the presence of antibiotic compounds in wastewater (e.g., triclosan), could potentially lead to the generation of antibiotic resistance bacteria (ARB). The historical position of cruise ships, determined from the Automatic Identification System (AIS), were used to define the time ships were underway, at port, or in repair. From ship's passenger and crew load, and from estimates of discharges the total volume of wastewater produced by these ships (371,000 m^3 year^-1) and the average flow (0.15 ± 0.03 m^3crew^-1 day^-1) were calculated.
PB ELSEVIER
SN 0147-6513
YR 2019
FD 2019-03
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/30307
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/30307
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 07-nov-2026