Dockyards and Dockland

Background:

This profile covers the activities and potential sources of contamination in dockyard areas. It does not include naval dockyards and dockland used for specific industrial processes such as shipbuilding and other engineering operations. These are covered in other Industry Profiles (see list below).

Ports, harbours and docks are intended to provide facilities for:

  • safe and economical transfer of cargo and passengers
  • the fishing industry
  • refuge for ships and small craft
  • mooring and repair of all sea-going vessels.
Potential Processes and Operations:

This profile describes only broad trends in ports across the country. It does not deal with individual ports. The history of a port is likely to show that different activities were carried out at different periods. A detailed study should be undertaken to establish its construction, types of cargo handled, the storage facilities that have been used and associated industries.

Potential Contaminants of Concern:
Contaminant type Main group of contaminants Location
Dock construction and development Cargo handling and storage Ancillary industrial activities
Organic Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) • • •
Halogenated hydrocarbons • • •
Non-halogenated hydrocarbons • • •
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs • • •
Dioxins and furans     •
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)     •
Pesticides and herbicides   • •
Organometallic compounds  •   •
Explosives      
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)   • •
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs)   • •
Inorganic Metals • • •
Non-metals and common inorganic substances • • •
Asbestos • • •
Cyanides • • •
Radionuclides      
 
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