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Oil Pollution in Turkish Waters of the Mediterranean Sea

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Oil Pollution in the Mediterranean Sea: Part II

Part of the book series: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry ((HEC,volume 84))

Abstract

The Mediterranean Sea was defined as a “special area” under the MARPOL Convention in 1983 for its oceanographic and ecological conditions and maritime traffic. 30% of all international seaborne trade are originating from or directed to Mediterranean ports or passing through these waters. The Mediterranean Sea is under heavy use by Russian and Middle East Asia petroleum transport lines which threaten the Turkish coasts. Turkish strategy for the responding accidental oil pollution is to respond as fast as possible on the sea with mechanical oil recovery techniques. The use of dispersants as a chemical recovery technique is not allowed without permission from the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization of Turkey. Preparedness for the accidental oil pollution emergency response infrastructures such as risk analysis, semi-online oil spill model, determination of the places of refuge for ships in need of assistance and decision support system and contingency plans in three tiers are completed and have been available in an emergency situation. In Turkey, illegal discharges are monitored by coast guard ships, and penalties are imposed on polluters according to the related law. Emergency response plans are in force in Turkey and renewed every 2 years.

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Abbreviations

Com-TAF:

Turkish Army Force, General Commander

DAC:

Damage assessment commission

EG&E:

Environment Group and Experts

GERC:

Group in the Emergency Response Centre

LAS:

Legal Advisers Secretariat

M of FA:

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

M of I-CGC:

Ministry of Interior Turkish Coast Guard Command

M of TMC:

Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications

M of TMC-DGCS:

Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications, Directorate General of Coastal Safety G of ERC

PCC:

Provincial Crisis Center

PM-DEMA:

Prime Ministry-Disaster and Emergency Management Authority

PPRC:

Press and Public Relations Committee

RCC:

Regional Crisis Committee

TM-EU:

Ministry of Environment and Urbanization

TM-TMAC:

Turkish Ministry of Transport, Marine Affairs and Communications

YAKAMOS:

Help Search Rescue Emergency Response Automation System

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. KTÜ Marine Sciences Faculty, Çamburnu, 61530, Sürmene, Trabzon, Turkey

    Fatma Telli Karakoç

  2. Institute of Marine Sciences and Management, İ.Ü. Istanbul University, 34134, Vefa, İstanbul, Turkey

    Dilek Ediger

  3. TUBİTAK Marmara Research Centre, Environment and Clean Technology Institute, PK 21, 41470, Gebze, Kocaeli, Turkey

    Aslı Süha Günay

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  1. School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK

    Angela Carpenter

  2. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

    Andrey G. Kostianoy

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Telli Karakoç, F., Ediger, D., Günay, A.S. (2016). Oil Pollution in Turkish Waters of the Mediterranean Sea. In: Carpenter, A., Kostianoy, A. (eds) Oil Pollution in the Mediterranean Sea: Part II. The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, vol 84. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/698_2016_100

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