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Why we need to ban scrubbers on ships 10 gigatons

12 Feb 2024

Scrubber 2024 - infographic6ne Why we need to ban scrubbers on ships Over 10 gigatons of Discharges from exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS) or scrubbers, damage the environment and scrubber wastewater are pose a health risk to wildlife and people. [...] Impacts of scrubber discharges Toxic to marine life at very low concentrations Scrubbers discharge large amounts of acidic wastewater containing harmful and persistent substances that have a Concentrations as low as 0.0001% of scrubber wastewater are toxic Acidification negatively devastating impact on seawater and seabed sediments. [...] Designed by Margherita Gagliardi - February 2024 26.5929411764706 53.9972549019608 23.4949019607843 49.6309803921569 23.4949019607843 49.6309803921569 26.5929411764706 53.9972549019608 26.5929411764706 53.9972549019608 26.5929411764706 53.9972549019608 23.4949019607843 49.6309803921569 49.6309803921569 The use of scrubbers to limit air pollution is flawed If ships continue using high-sulphur fuel. [...] ban scrubbers globally Clean Arctic Alliance members: Alaska Wilderness League | The Altai Project | Bellona | Clean Air Task Force | Global Choices | Green Global Future | Green Transition Denmark | ECODES | Environmental Investigation Agency | Friends of the Earth US | Greenpeace | Icelandic Nature Conservation Association | International Cryosphere Climate Initiative | Nature And Biodiversity C. [...] 26.5929411764706 53.9972549019608 23.4949019607843 49.6309803921569 23.4949019607843 49.6309803921569 26.5929411764706 53.9972549019608 26.5929411764706 53.9972549019608 26.5929411764706 53.9972549019608 23.4949019607843 49.6309803921569 49.6309803921569.
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