Unlike greenhouse gases such as COâ, particulate emissions from shipping take the form of solid and liquid aerosolsâsoot, sulfates, and hydrocarbonsâproduced by the combustion of heavy fuel oil or marine diesel and released directly into the atmosphere through exhaust stacks.
Source: https://www.imo.org/en/OurWork/Environment/Pages/Air-Pollution.aspx
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