Sewage and Oily Water Sampling and Testing
International Maritime Organization (IMO) published MARPOL 73/78 in 1973, and the Ministry of Environmental Protection of the People’s Republic Of China and the Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China published Discharge Standard For Water Pollutants From Ships (GB/3552-2015), which entered into force from 01st July 2018, states that ships must comply to below requirements while discharge oily water, sewage, poisonous water and garbage.
1.1 Limit Value of Ship’s Sewage Discharge
Installation/re-installation Time of Sewage Treatment Unit |
No. |
Items of Pullutant |
Limite Value |
Before 01st Jan. 2012 |
1 |
BOD5 (mg/L) |
50 |
2 |
Suspended Substance(mg/L) |
150 |
|
3 |
Thermotolerant colirorms(cfu/L) |
2500 |
|
After 01st Jan. 2012 |
1 |
BOD5 (mg/L) |
25 |
2 |
Suspended Substance (mg/L) |
35 |
|
3 |
Thermotolerant colirorms(cfu/L) |
1000 |
|
4 |
CODCr (mg/L) |
125 |
|
5 |
PH |
6~8.5 |
|
6 |
Total chlorine (Total Residual Chlorine) (mg/L) |
<0.5 |
|
After 01st Jan. 2012 (Passengers ship) |
1 |
BOD5 (mg/L) |
20 |
2 |
Suspended Substance(mg/L) |
20 |
|
3 |
Thermotolerant colirorms(cfu/L) |
1000 |
|
4 |
CODCr (mg/L) |
60 |
|
5 |
PH |
6~8.5 |
|
6 |
Total chlorine (Total Residual Chlorine) (mg/L) |
<0.5 |
|
7 |
Total Nitrogen(mg/L) |
20 |
|
8 |
Ammonia Nitrogen(mg/L) |
15 |
|
9 |
Total Phosphorus(mg/L) |
1.0 |
1.2 Limit Value of Ship’s Oily Water Discharge
No. |
Items of Pullutant |
Limit Value |
1 |
Petroleum hydrocarbons(mg/L) |
15 |
TI Marine Environmental Services
--- BOD5
--- Suspended Substance
--- Heat Stabile Escherichia Coli(cfu/L)
--- CODCr
--- PH
--- Total chlorine (Total residual Chlorine)
--- Petroleum hydrocarbons
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