ship air pollution Articles
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The impact of international shipping on European air quality and climate forcing
Due to its dependence on fossil fuel combustion and the fact that it is one of the least regulated anthropogenic emission sources, emissions from the marine transport sector contribute significantly to air pollution and climate change. The main objective of this report is to provide a comprehensive review of recent literature and reports, taking into account expert knowledge, on the maritime ...
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PRP: The Proven Solution for Cleaning Up Oil Spills
Originally published in 2006 at https://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2006/er_1.html Originating Technology/NASA Contribution The Exxon Valdez, an oil tanker exporting millions of gallons of oil, ran aground just after midnight on March 24, 1989 in Alaska, creating what is, to this day, the worst environmental disaster in American history. The affected area of coastal Alaska continues to feel the ...
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Air pollution from ships
Untitled Document Introduction Emissions from shipping contribute significantly to the concentrations and fallout of harmful air pollutants in Europe. There are however technical means by which these pollutants could be cut by as much as 80-90 per cent, and very cost-effectively compared with what would have to be done to achieve similar results by taking ...
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Air pollution from ships
Emissions from shipping contribute significantly to the concentrations and fallout of harmful air pollutants in Europe. There are however technical means by which these pollutants could be cut by as much as 80-90 per cent, and very cost-effectively compared with what would have to be done to achieve similar results by taking further measures on land-based sources. Such reductions are ...
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Clearing the Air: Reducing Diesel Pollution in West Oakland
Diesel exhaust — the black smoke coming out of buses, trucks, trains, and ships — is the number one toxic air pollutant in California.1 Chemicals in diesel pollution can cause cancer, harm the reproductive system and aggravate or cause asthma. New research shows that West Oakland, California, a neighborhood surrounded by freeways and bordered by the Port of Oakland, suffers from far more than its ...
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Air Quality, a factor which improves the image and management of a maritime port
HIGHLIGHTS Maritime transport is an essential asset for the European economy. Cruise travel has become an important source of income in many coastal cities. The main ship emissions are SO2, NOx, suspended particles and noise. Real-time monitoring of air quality using low-cost sensors presents itself as one of the most efficient measures. ...
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Indoor Climate Control Wiki
Indoors climate control wiki generally refers to houses, offices, industries, movie theaters, restaurants, shopping malls, cars, ships, and planes. Because different air pollution sources are exhausted indoors or outdoors continuously or from time to time, the pollutants will be accumulated in sealed places under the circumstances of poor atmospheric conditions, doing harm to the health. When ...
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Cruise ship discharge assessment report
Cruise ships operate in every ocean worldwide, often in pristine coastal waters and sensitive marine ecosystems. Cruise ship operators provide amenities to their passengers that are similar to those of luxury resort hotels, including pools, hair salons, restaurants, and dry cleaners. As a result, cruise ships have the potential to generate wastes similar in volume and character to those generated ...
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Air pollution control regulations and possible damage to the food chain
According to the UN report, the application of scrubbers to reduce air pollution may cause an increase of particulate pollutants discharged into the sea. To be more precise, the International Maritime Organization claims that new air pollution control regulations introduced earlier this year could damage people by contaminating fish and crustaceans with toxins. The thing is that at the moment ...
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Is greening of the shipping industry on its way?
International shipping transports more than 80% of global trade to people and communities all over the world. When compared with other transport modes, shipping is relatively safe and clean, but it has a significant impact on the environment. The detrimental effects of the shipping industry on the environment are mostly observed in damage caused to marine flora and fauna and the industry’s ...
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