| Ship Emissions Estimated To Cause 60,000 Deaths in 2002 |
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A study conducted by researchers at the University of Delaware and the Rochester Institute of Technology predicts that emissions from ocean-going ships were responsible for as many as 60,000 premature deaths in 2002. That number is estimated to grow to 84,000 by 2012. The negative effects of high concentrations of particulate matter include asthma, heart attacks, increased hospitalizations and premature deaths. Most of the 60,000 deaths cardiopulmonary diseases and lung cancer cases. The most heavily impacted areas are found along the coastlines of Europe, East Asia and South Asia. The researchers are calling on the IMO to require drastic reductions of nitrogen oxides, sulphur dioxide and other sulphur oxides from vessel emissions as soon as possible. Click READ MORE for a link to the full story From ACS Publications: Epidemiological studies consistently link ambient concentrations of particulate matter (PM) to negative health impacts, including asthma, heart attacks, hospital admissions, and premature mortality. We model ambient PM concentrations from oceangoing ships using two geospatial emissions inventories and two global aerosol models.
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