The doubtful environmental benefit of reduced maximum sulfur limit in international shipping fuel

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 6098-6101

  Mestl, Thomas ^a   Løvoll, Grunde ^a   Stensrud, Erik ^a   Le Breton, Arnaud ^a  

^a DNV GL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; HIGH SULFUR FUELS; IMO REGULATIONS; INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATIONS; INTERNATIONAL SHIPPINGS; POSITIVE SIDES; SULFUR CONCENTRATIONS; SULFUR EMISSIONS;

BLENDING; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; FUELS; SHIPS;

SULFUR;

FUEL; SULFUR;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FUEL; MARINE POLICY; MARINE TECHNOLOGY; MARITIME TRADE; MARKET; SULFUR;

ARTICLE; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); POLLUTION CONTROL; SHIPPING;

FUEL OILS; SHIPS; SULFUR;

EID: 84879238606     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es4009954     Document Type: Article

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