Container ports biggest polluters

United States container ports are one of the biggest sources of pollution in their cities according to a study.

Container ports are one of America's fastest-growing business sectors, container shipments having risen from less than 10 million TEU in 1980 to almost 45 million TEU in 2006. The diesel fuel burned by over 10,000 containership visits to its country's ports each year releases 'health-threatening toxic air contaminants, smog-forming air pollutants and climate-changing greenhouse gases'. However, the study also says a wide range of pollution-control strategies are now available and gaining momentum.

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