Ship emissions and the use of current air cleaning technology: contributions to air pollution and acidification in the Baltic Sea

Claremar, Björn; Haglund, Karin; Rutgersson, Anna

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-8-901-2017

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13 Oct 2017

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| 13 Oct 2017

Ship emissions and the use of current air cleaning technology: contributions to air pollution and acidification in the Baltic Sea

Björn Claremar, Karin Haglund, and Anna Rutgersson

Data sets

Deposition scenarios from Baltic Sea ship traffic with scrubbers B. Claremar and A. Rutgersson https://doi.org/10.5879/ECDS/2017-10-10.1/1

20th century deposition from Baltic Sea ship traffic B. Claremar and A. Rutgersson https://doi.org/10.5879/ECDS/2017-10-10.2/1

Short summary

Shipping is the most cost-effective option for the global transport of goods, and over 90 % of world trade is carried by sea. The shipping sector, however, contributes to emissions of pollutants into the air and water. Estimates of deposition and near-surface concentrations of sulfur, nitrogen, and particulate matter originating from shipping in the Baltic Sea region have been developed for present conditions concerning traffic intensity and fuel as well as for future scenarios until 2050.