According to the IMO’s sulfur regulations, all shipowners have to install scrubbing systems to 2020. That is why now more and more container ship (about 30 per month) will be taken out of service for the installation of wet air scrubbers. Herewith, open-loop scrubbers are forbidden. Nevertheless, not all shipowners accept new rules and require...
Month: April 2019
Air pollution control using the best scientific techniques
Air pollution provokes serious danger to human society, beginning from coughing to smog in the air and to the emergence of hazardous diseases. In this case, the only solution to the problem is the improvement of air treatment quality by using the best available science and technology to measure air pollutants properly. Nevertheless, it turns...
The best air treatment device meets new pollution standard
January 2020 is considered to change the situation concerning air quality treatment in cities with large ports, and it will bring citizens a bit of fresh air in the nearest future. Thus, according to a new air pollution standard, all the ships arriving at ports should have special cleaning devices that allow significantly reducing the...
A short review of wet air scrubbing systems
Scrubbing system is the most popular and effective device for air treatment that is used at the present time all over the world. Unfortunately, scrubbing system application is now in doubt because recently the European Commission has proposed stricter discharge measures and even ban for shipowners, but this only concerns open-loop wet scrubbers. Thus, all...
Air pollution’s impact on human health
Air pollution control remains the primary task for air treatment companies. The dangerous gases and particulates emitted by car, truck and motorcycle exhausts are directly linked to a wide range of diseases. According to a new study, nowadays the level of air pollution, especially, in cities continues increasing and affects human health, and in particular,...