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Overview of hazardous substances potentially emitted from offshore industries to the marine environment - Part 1: Emissions from offshore wind industry


The report for industry and permitting authorities provides an overview of the hazardous substances that can be released into the marine environment during the installation, operation and decommissioning of offshore wind turbines, including transformer stations, converter platforms and cables. The substances relevant to operation were identified and listed. These substances were assessed for their potential risk to the aquatic environment based on the following criteria: PBT criteria, H-phrases for aquatic toxicity, listing on ⁠REACH⁠, ⁠OSPAR⁠, ChemSec and ECHA contaminant lists. Applications in open systems such as galvanic corrosion protection and fire extinguishing foams, but also accidents with fuels and hydraulic oils are possible sources of emissions of hazardous substances into the marine environment.

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Series
Texte | 64/2024
Number of pages
142
Year of publication
April 2024
Author(s)
Désirée Plenker, Rianne van den Meiracker, Sonja Pans, Erwin Roex
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Language
English
Project No. (FKZ)
3719 43 204 0
Publisher
German Environment Agency
Links
UBA-Themenseite „Energiegewinnung offshore“UBA Themenseite „Schadstoffeinträge ins Meer“
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