AIR EMISSIONS FROM IN-LAND ACTIVITIES OF CHITTAGONG PORT OF BANGLADESH

Authors

  • A. Dey Institute of Forestry and Environmental Sciences, University of Chittagong
  • M. Al-Amin Institute of Forestry and Environmental Sciences, University of Chittagong
  • A. Akther Institute of Forestry and Environmental Sciences, University of Chittagong

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4314/jfas.v12i1.25

Keywords:

In-port shipping activity, Port emission, Criteria pollutant, Air pollution, CO2e

Abstract

The study was conducted to estimate and describe air emissions generated from April 2017 to March 2018 by the in-land activities and cargo transportation of the Chittagong Port of Bangladesh, using activity-based approach. These emission sources include cargo handling equipment, head trucks and locomotives. The pollutants focused in this study are categorized into two groups: criteria pollutants consisting NOx, CO, SO2, Particulate matters and Black carbon, and greenhouse pollutants consisting of CO2, CH4 and N2O. Head trucks are the major sources of all air emission (NOx 91.35%, CO 94.83%, PM10 62.11%, PM2.5 60.47% and CO2e 98.73%), demanding serious consideration to this sector. The locomotives cause the least emission among all sources and can be used as a tool to reduce emission from head trucks. About 3478.04 tonne NOx, 1134.22 tonne CO, 31.09 tonne PM10, 30.97 tonne PM2.5, 22.82 tonne SO2, 23.88 tonne Black carbon, and 5141319.71 tonne of CO2e were released in the atmosphere during the study period due to the in-land port activities.

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Author Biography

M. Al-Amin, Institute of Forestry and Environmental Sciences, University of Chittagong

Professor Dr. M. Al-Amin is a forest scientist specialization on climate change and forest adaptation with 27 years of experiences in the forestry and environment sector of Bangladesh. He did his Ph D in Environmental Forestry (GIS application in forest ecology management considering Climate change, carbon sequestration and windthrow) from School of Natural Resource Management, University of Wales, Bangor, UK and also post graduated in population genetics and Isozyme studies from Gottingen University, Germany. 23 years active teaching and research on forest and environment policy, climate change, forest management, remote sensing and GIS applications with different capacities at university level and 5 years’ experience as field research officer Research officer at Bangladesh Forest research Institute (BFRI) with administrative responsibility to manage seed orchards.

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Published

2019-11-26

How to Cite

DEY, A.; AL-AMIN, M.; AKTHER, A. AIR EMISSIONS FROM IN-LAND ACTIVITIES OF CHITTAGONG PORT OF BANGLADESH. Journal of Fundamental and Applied Sciences, [S. l.], v. 12, n. 1, p. 416–430, 2019. DOI: 10.4314/jfas.v12i1.25. Disponível em: https://www.jfas.info/index.php/JFAS/article/view/606. Acesso em: 10 dec. 2024.

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Vol. 12 No. 1 (2020)

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