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May 7, 2026Marine Pollution Bulletin1 citationsOpen Access

Shipping's Contribution to Marine Environmental Hazard in the North-East Atlantic

Assessment of cumulative chemical hazard from shipping to the marine environment of the North-East Atlantic (OSPAR)

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RPRoland PfeifferEYErik YtrebergAHAnna Lunde Hermansson

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Assessment shows hazardous substances from shipping increased, highlighting antifouling paints and scrubbers as major contributors.

Key Points

  • This research aims to assess the cumulative chemical hazard from shipping to the marine environment in the North-East Atlantic.
  • Quantified total loads of hazardous substances from shipping
  • Compared ship-related sources to land-based inputs
  • Assessed substance-specific hazard using environmental threshold values
  • All loads from shipping increased between 2018 and 2023
  • Copper and zinc from antifouling paints dominated total loads
  • Shipping contributed more than half to the total hazard index by 2023

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Pfeiffer et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69fbe2b3164b5133a91a20f7https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2026.119787
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