Industry experts warn that the indiscriminate discharge of scrubber wash water into the sea could pose serious risks to marine life and human health, reports The Manila Times.
Harm marine life and pollute the seaSome Philippine ships use the scrubbers or chemicals used to remove pollutants from engine exhaust. Scrubbers are akin to a car’s exhaust filter, as they can reduce or remove pollutants from the ship’s fuel chemical process to release clean smoke.
With scrubbers,
- A pollutant residue...
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