Project
ShipsCHEM
Veronica van der Schyff
RECETOX
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History of cruise ships
• Prinzessin Victoria Luise
• 1900
• First ship built for luxury
cruising
• 120 passengers
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Growth of the sector
• Fastest growing sector
in the tourism industry
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Indoor chemical safety
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ShipsCHEM: Investigating the indoor
environment of cruise ships
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MS Otto Sverdrup
Formerly known as MS FINMARKEN
Year built: 2002; Refurbished: 2020;
Capacity: 530; Gross tonnage: 15 960 T
3 – 15 March 2023
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MS Fridtjof Nansen
Year built: 2020; Hybrid electric
Capacity: 530; Gross tonnage:20 889 T
1 – 13 May 2023
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MS Maud
Formerly known as MS MIDNATSOL
Year built: 2003;
Capacity: 500; Gross tonnage:16 151 T
30 September – 14 October 2023
Sampling
11Air samples Dust samples Water samples
Target compounds
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Flame retardants
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PBDEs NBFRs OPFRs
Stockholm Convention
Known human and
environmental health impacts
Thought to be safer than PBDEs
New evidence to the contrary
Estimated daily intake calculations
EDIingestion = (Cdust * IRdust * AFgastro * HEF)/BW
• EDI: Estimated daily intake (mg/kg bw/day)
• Cdust: Dust concentration (ug/g)
• IR: Ingestion rate (20 mg/kg for adults)
• Afgastro: Absorption factor (100% for Flame
retardants)
• HEF: Home exposure factor (100% for ship)
• BW: Bodyweight (70 kg)
Wastewater
Next steps
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Passenger capacity of cruise ships in the
North Atlantic
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Ship Ages
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International regulations
(Stockholm Convention/REACH)
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