Ecotoxicity assessment gives open loop scrubbers the all clear | Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide
Ecotoxicity assessment gives open loop scrubbers the all clear A recent independent ecotoxicity study undertaken in accordance with the IMO GESAMP guidelines gives open loop scrubbers the all-clear. The study indicated that both in a standard OECD port and in a highly trafficked seaway the operation of open loop scrubbers did not create an unwarranted risk. The study is freely accessible on the EGCSA website at www.egcsa.com. Don Gregory, Director of the EGCSA commented that “the results of the study were not unexpected. The study puts to bed the myth and unsubstantiated claims of some NGOs...
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