Shipbreaking in the developing world: Problems and prospects

被引：34

作者：

Rousmaniere, Peter

Raj, Nikhil

机构：

[1] Woodstock, VT 05091

来源：

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH | 2007年 / 13卷 / 04期

关键词：

ship recycling; ship scrapping; shipbreaking; asbestos; Alang; Bangladesh; Mumbai; India; Basel Convention; Greenpeace; International Labor Organization; International Maritime Organization; International Metalworkers Federation;

D O I：

10.1179/oeh.2007.13.4.359

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

The global shipping industry relies upon the developing world to dispose of retired deep-sea vessels through the process of shipbreaking. In doing so the industry avoids the burdens of complying with developed world standards for the management of hazardous waste. Occupational and environmental health (OEH) risks associated with dismantling of beached ships, primarily in India and Bangladesh, are significant. Worldwide concerns about these risks, which arose in the late 1990s, and activism by domestic organizations appear to be gathering momentum for global and domestic OEH reforms. This article addresses recent developments in characterizing these risks and in proposals to control them.

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页码：359 / 368

页数：10