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The impact of nitrogen and sulfur emissions from shipping on the exceedance of critical loads in the Baltic Sea region
Sara Jutterström
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
IVL Swedish Environmental Institute, P.O. Box 53021, 400 14 Gothenburg, Sweden
Filip Moldan
IVL Swedish Environmental Institute, P.O. Box 53021, 400 14 Gothenburg, Sweden
Jana Moldanová
IVL Swedish Environmental Institute, P.O. Box 53021, 400 14 Gothenburg, Sweden
Matthias Karl
Chemical Transport Modelling, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, 21502
Geesthacht, Germany
Volker Matthias
Chemical Transport Modelling, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, 21502
Geesthacht, Germany
Maximilian Posch
International Institute for Applied System Analysis (IIASA),
Schlossplatz 1, 2361 Laxenburg, Austria
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For the Baltic Sea countries, shipping emissions are an important source of air pollution. This study investigates the contribution of shipping emissions to the acidification and eutrophication of soils and freshwater within the airshed of the Baltic Sea in the years 2012 and 2040. The implementation of emission control areas and improving energy efficiency significantly reduces the negative impact on ecosystems expressed as a decrease in the exceedance of critical loads for sulfur and nitrogen.
For the Baltic Sea countries, shipping emissions are an important source of air pollution. This...
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