Greenhouse gas emissions from the brazilian antarctic station “comandante ferraz”
Abstract Background Climate change is a natural phenomenon that has been intensified due to increased emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG). It has become an indispensable issue in international negotiations related to global sustainability and is deeply related to the overall status of environmental...
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crwiley:10.1002/ajim.22051 2024-06-02T07:57:32+00:00 Greenhouse gas emissions from the brazilian antarctic station “comandante ferraz” Leripio, Alexandre de Avila Torres, João Paulo Machado Viana, Mariana de Sá Echelmeier, Gustavo Rohden 2012 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajim.22051 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fajim.22051 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ajim.22051 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor American Journal of Industrial Medicine volume 55, issue 12, page 1166-1171 ISSN 0271-3586 1097-0274 journal-article 2012 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/ajim.22051 2024-05-03T10:59:47Z Abstract Background Climate change is a natural phenomenon that has been intensified due to increased emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG). It has become an indispensable issue in international negotiations related to global sustainability and is deeply related to the overall status of environmental health in our planet. Methods We compiled an inventory of GHG emissions that resulted from human activities at the Brazilian Antarctic Scientific Station “Comandante Ferraz” (EACF) and collected emissions data relating to these activities from January to March 2011. The present work aims to identify the sources of GHG emissions, their characteristics, and composition, using as methodology and framework basis the international ISO 14,064:07 and the GHG Protocol. Results We addressed emissions of CO 2 , CH 4 , and N 2 O arising from the use of vehicles, diesel–electric generators, boilers, and wastewater treatment for the sewage treatment plant. We identified that the main GHG emissions derived from the activities of power generation using diesel and boilers (more than 80% of the emissions), adding more than 772 t of CO 2 equivalents. Conclusions We identified that the diesel generators and boilers are the most important sources of emission by Expedition XXIX (2010–2011). In that CO 2 is principally emitted in relation to electrical energy generation from diesel generators, we emphasize the need for fuel burning reduction through energy consumption reduction. Am. J. Ind. Med. 55:1166–1171, 2012. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Wiley Online Library Antarctic Ferraz ENVELOPE(-64.117,-64.117,-65.117,-65.117) American Journal of Industrial Medicine 55 12 1166 1171 |
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Abstract Background Climate change is a natural phenomenon that has been intensified due to increased emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG). It has become an indispensable issue in international negotiations related to global sustainability and is deeply related to the overall status of environmental health in our planet. Methods We compiled an inventory of GHG emissions that resulted from human activities at the Brazilian Antarctic Scientific Station “Comandante Ferraz” (EACF) and collected emissions data relating to these activities from January to March 2011. The present work aims to identify the sources of GHG emissions, their characteristics, and composition, using as methodology and framework basis the international ISO 14,064:07 and the GHG Protocol. Results We addressed emissions of CO 2 , CH 4 , and N 2 O arising from the use of vehicles, diesel–electric generators, boilers, and wastewater treatment for the sewage treatment plant. We identified that the main GHG emissions derived from the activities of power generation using diesel and boilers (more than 80% of the emissions), adding more than 772 t of CO 2 equivalents. Conclusions We identified that the diesel generators and boilers are the most important sources of emission by Expedition XXIX (2010–2011). In that CO 2 is principally emitted in relation to electrical energy generation from diesel generators, we emphasize the need for fuel burning reduction through energy consumption reduction. Am. J. Ind. Med. 55:1166–1171, 2012. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. |
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