While ports are major hubs of increasing economic activity, they are also increasingly becoming sources of local and regional pollution. And as nations around the world grapple with the health effects of shipping-related pollution, it becomes apparent that firm regulation is sorely needed.
URL: http://www.ehponline.org/members/2006/114-4/focus.html
ports pollution, shipping emissions, marine emissions, International Maritime Organization, MARPOL | 
