BASE project Implementation of the Baltic Sea Action Plan in Russia - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

LAND 19-2014 BASE project Implementation of the Baltic Sea Action Plan in Russia BASE Project 5/16/2014 1

Summary of final report: Pilot Activity to minimize Pregolya River oil product pollution from Kaliningrad Port Oil Terminal 2

Background • HELCOM Hot Spot#71 • Implemented by LLC TehnoTerra/Russia, supervised by Pöyry Finland Oy and Finnish Environment Institute SYKE • finalized in April 2014 • budget 123 000 EURO www.tterra.ru +7(812)318-58-58

Hot spot #71 - Kaliningrad port oil terminal • The oil terminal is located on the bank of a navigable canal in the estuary of the Pregolya River. • The Kaliningrad Port Oil Terminal (KPOT) is currently part of the Kaliningrad Marine Fishing Port. • BASE focuses on developing recommendations for remediation of oil-contaminated soil. www.tterra.ru +7(812)318-58-58

Objectives • Recommendations for fulfilling the criteria for deletion of the site from the HELCOM Hot Spot list • Preparation of a pre-feasibility study, including a cost estimate for different remediation and pollution prevention measures • Agreement on a realistic environmental programme for the oil terminal together www.tterra.ru +7(812)318-58-58

Main outcomes • In addition to building on previous projects and existing information, new screening activities were performed to determine the level of oil contamination on the premises of the Kaliningrad Port Oil Terminal and the adjacent water area of the Pregolya River. www.tterra.ru +7(812)318-58-58

Main outcomes • A map of distribution of soil contamination with oil products (depth and area) was created • The thickness of the contaminated layer of the soil was determined • Sites of the highest thickness of the free oil product plume in the soil were defined in order to design a remediation project of the territory • The statutory and legal framework of the facility’s environmental activities was also determined www.tterra.ru +7(812)318-58-58

Recommendations Based on the screening results, the following remediation options were selected to minimize discharge of oil into the Pregolya River: • to improve recovery of free oil phase by installing new oil pumping wells along the pier that was found to be the critical area of oil leakage to the River • in three of the four waste water discharge channels from the site to the River the concentration of oil in water exceeds the maximum allowed concentration of 0,05 mg/l by 2 to 14 fold. Water treatment will be improved by implementing physical, chemical and biological treatment processes that aim to cut discharges of oil to the allowed level www.tterra.ru +7(812)318-58-58

Next steps i.e. what happens after BASE • The final report will be presented to the Kaliningrad Marine Fishing Port by TehnoTerra (April 2014) • Should the Kaliningrad Marine Fishing Port (of which the Kaliningrad Port Oil Terminal forms a part) implement the Environmental Management Plan fully, a more than 50-fold reduction in oil pollution from the oil terminal to the Pregolya River could be expected. This result would allow for the removal of the site from the HELCOM Hot Spots list . www.tterra.ru +7(812)318-58-58

Sources and flow patterns of pharmaceuticals in St. Petersburg to the Baltic Sea 10

Sampling • Pilot study in St. Petersburg • Influent and effluent at Central, Northern and South- Eastern WWTP • Initially: Diclofenac (DCF) and Ethinylestradiol (EE2) • Analysis of pharmaceutical sales stats: low use of EE2 in SPb -> more diverse set of ~20 pharmaceuticals used more often + naturally produced human estrogens Estron (E1), Estradiol (E2) and Estriol (E3)

Results: diclofenac • Average concentration in the summer 355 ng/l (2013, Central) • Average concentration in the winter 510-550 ng/l (2014, Central, Northern, South-Eastern) • Upper limit for release of diclofenac from the city: 1,1 kg/d • Annual load ~400 kgEstimated concentration in the Neva: 5 ng/l • Concentration sometimes higher in treated water than in untreated wastewater (diclofenac released from process)

Results: hormones • EE2 levels low: even if no treatment, estimated concentration of EE2 into the Baltic Sea: 0,004 ng/l • E1: ~40 kg/a in raw sewage, < 8kg in effluent • E2 and E3 not detected: probably degraded before entering WWTP

Results: other pharmaceuticals • 18 other pharmaceutical substances • Levels ranged from tens to hundreds ng/l • Highest max levels: Cyprofloxacine (871 ng/l), Ketoprofen (756 ng/l) and Enalapril (611 ng/l) • Concentrations reduced significantly in effluent (exception: Clarythromycin)

Next steps • The data can be used to assess overall release of pharmaceuticals on the basin scale • The data can be used to develop better suited technology for the WWTPs of St. Petersburg • The samples (~100) are stored frozen at SRCES and can be used for further analysis

Screening of priority hazardous substances in Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia 16

# Name Location 1 Pregolya mouth Kaliningrad, Sampling points tripledecker 2 Pregolya River Gvardeysk, road bridge 3 Brook coming from the landfill of Kaliningrad 4 Kaliningrad Kaliningrad waste waste canal canal (outfall) 5 Medvezhiy brook Sokolniki, road brige 6 Pregolya River in Kaliningrad oil harbor and downstream the pulp mill 7 Kaliningrad Industrial area of Marine Canal Svetly

Substances to be analysed PCDD/F TBT ja TPhT PBDEs PFOS ja PFOA HBCDD NPs, Ops,ethoxylates, bisphenol A SCCPs and MCCPs Endosulfans Hg Cd Zn Cu Pb Oil hydrocarbons Dry matter, organic matter and clay content

Implementation • Screening samples will be taken in May 2014 • Sampling done by Baltechmordirektsiya • Results will be published on BASE website (report) and HELCOM Map and Data service

Screening of microplastics in St. Petersburg -final report coming out in June 2014 21

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