articleAtmospheric EnvironmentMar 24, 2014HYBRID OA

Impact of maritime transport emissions on coastal air quality in Europe

Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas · Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research · +4 more institutions

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Abstract

Shipping emissions are currently increasing and will most likely continue to do so in the future due to the increase of global-scale trade. Ship emissions have the potential to contribute to air quality degradation in coastal areas, in addition to contributing to global air pollution. With the aim to quantify the impacts of shipping emissions on urban air quality in coastal areas in Europe, an in depth literature review was carried out focussing on particulate matter and gaseous pollutants but also reviewing the main chemical tracers of shipping emissions, the particle size distribution of ship-derived particulates and their contributions to population exposure and atmospheric deposition. Mitigation strategies…

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