European Shipping Routes Linked To Locations With High Nitrogen Dioxide Pollution
Wednesday, May 27, 2009 - 07:14
in Earth & Climate
A synoptic view of European shipping routes can be seen for the first time thanks to a new map created using seven years of radar data from ESA's Envisat satellite. Despite the fact that ships are more energy efficient than other forms of commercial transportation, many marine engines operate on extremely dirty fuel that causes large emissions of air pollutants like sulphur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide.