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A cargo ship discharging ballast water into the sea. Ballast water discharges by ships can have a negative impact on the marine environment. [1] Cruise ships, large tankers, and bulk cargo carriers use a huge amount of ballast water, which is often taken on in the coastal waters in one region after ships discharge wastewater or unload cargo, and discharged at the next port of call, wherever ...
The environmental impact of shipping includes greenhouse gas emissions, acoustic, and oil pollution. [11] The International Maritime Organization (IMO) estimates that Carbon dioxide emissions from shipping were equal to 2.2% of the global human-made emissions in 2012 [12] and expects them to rise 50 to 250 percent by 2050 if no action is taken ...
Modern researchers have long recognised that inland navigation is a relatively environmentally friendly option for freight transport compared to other modes of transportation such as air carriage and road transport, and similar to rail freight transport.
Other environmental effects of transport systems include traffic congestion and automobile-oriented urban sprawl, which can consume natural habitat and agricultural lands. By reducing transportation emissions globally, it is predicted that there will be significant positive effects on Earth's air quality, acid rain, smog and climate change. [10]
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The environment also features prominently in much fictional literature. This page is a list of environmental books . In this context they are notable books that feature the environment as a major theme, including human impacts on the environment.
Notes From Underground: The Depths of Environmental Arts, Culture and Justice: University of Idaho: 23 Christoph Irmscher 2016-17 Indiana University, Bloomington [10] XI (7-9 June 2016) Sharp Eyes IX: Local, Regional, Global: The Many Faces of Nature Writing: State University of New York College at Oneonta: XII (8-11 June 2016)
Ninety Percent of Everything: Inside Shipping, the Invisible Industry That Puts Clothes on Your Back, Gas in Your Car, And Food on Your Plate (UK: Deep Sea and Foreign Going (Portobello, 2013, ISBN 9781846272998 [1]) is a book by Rose George about the international shipping industry.