Cruise Ship Air Pollution at Port Cities Could Make Viral Infections Worse

Cruise ship pollution could increase risk of viruses, study suggests

Air pollution from cruise ships could be damaging the health of locals, a study finds.

Cruise ship air pollution at port cities could make viral infections worse

Air pollution from cruise ships could be damaging the health of people living in port cities by increasing inflammation and susceptibility to viruses such as the common cold and COVID-19. New research from the University of Southampton, published in Environment International, studied the air within Southampton’s port. The air contained ultrafine particulate matter (PM), particles of dust no bigger than one-thousandth the width of a human hair, e…