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Argentina has become the 100th Contracting State to the mandatory International Maritime Organization (IMO) regulations on cutting air pollution from shipping. The regulations in Annex VI of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) address air pollution from ships and include energy efficiency and fuel quality requirements designed to reduce harmful .
100th State joins air pollution treaty
Argentina has become the 100th Contracting State to the mandatory International Maritime Organization (IMO) regulations on cutting air pollution from shipping.
The regulations in Annex VI of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) address air pollution from ships and include energy efficiency and fuel quality requirements designed to reduce harmful emissions from shipping.
With Argentina s ratification, the regulations now apply to 96.65% of world merchant shipping by tonnage.
IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim welcomed the latest ratification. The Annex VI regulations limit air pollutants from shipping and improve energy efficiency, helping to combat climate change by reducing CO2 emissions from shipping. I am pleased that we now have 100 Contracting States and encourage others who have not yet done so, to become a party to this important treaty, Mr Lim said.
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Persistent organic pollutants, or POPs for short, are a collection of chemical pollutants that have been proven to traverse huge distances (often crossing international boundaries) and persist in the environment for extended periods of time. As they accumulate in the food chain and the environment in general, they can pose a threat to human, animal and plant life on the planet.
For that reason, there are strict regulations in place which dictate the concentrations of certain POPs in all waste generated by individual citizens, private businesses and public organisations. Although as much waste will be recycled or repurposed as possible, the EU recognises that some must go to landfill or be otherwise disposed of. If the concentrations of POPs in this type of waste exceed the legal limits, extra precautions must be taken to ensure they cannot permeate the surrounding ecosystems.