The environmental impact analysis of hazardous materials and the development of green technology in the shipbreaking process

Abstract This paper introduces the status of the Chinese and international shipbreaking industry, and discusses the hazardous shipbreaking materials and the effects on environment and human. Therefore, this paper explores green shipbreaking technology, and puts forward the application of the abrasive water jet cutting technology to the shipbreaking process, and studies the feasibility of the application from the aspects of its implementation, environmental protection, safety, efficiency, and economy. Moreover, this paper also discusses the deficiencies of this idea.