Study: ‘Cruise Ship Emissions Possibly More Harmful than Road Traffic’

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Air pollution from cruise ships may be more harmful to health than emissions from road traffic. This is the conclusion of a multi-year study in the port of Southampton. Scientists discovered that specific ultrafine particles from ship exhaust gases make lung cells more vulnerable to viruses.

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Large cruise ships may be a bigger burden on port air than previously thought, with Southampton scientists finding ultrafine particles containing vanadium and nickel in their emissions, which in laboratory tests promoted inflammation in lung cells and weakened their defences against viruses.