From port to planet: Assessing NO 2 pollution and climate change effects with Sentinel-5p satellite imagery in maritime zones.

Autor: Abdullah MA; Faculty of Maritime Studies, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia. Electronic address: azhafiz@umt.edu.my., Chuah LF; School of Technology Management and Logistics, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Malaysia., Abdullah SB; Faculty of Ocean Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia., Bokhari A; Department of Chemical Engineering, COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Lahore Campus, 54000, Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan; School of Engineering, Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon., Syed A; Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia., Elgorban AM; Center of Excellence in Biotechnology Research (CEBR), King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Akhtar MS; School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, 712-749, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: msakhtar@yu.ac.kr., Al-Shwaiman HA; Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia., Asif S; Faculty of Sciences, Department of Botany, PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, 46300, Pakistan; Sustainable Process Integration Laboratory, SPIL, NETME Centre, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology, VUT Brno, Technická 2896/2, Brno, 616 00, Czech Republic. Electronic address: sairaasif@uaar.edu.pk.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Environmental research [Environ Res] 2024 Sep 15; Vol. 257, pp. 119328. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jun 06.
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.119328
Abstrakt: The growing effects of climate change on Malaysia's coastal ecology heighten worries about air pollution, specifically caused by urbanization and industrial activity in the maritime sector. Trucks and vessels are particularly noteworthy for their substantial contribution to gas emissions, including nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ), which is the primary gas released in port areas. The application of advanced analysis techniques was spurred by the air pollution resulting from the combustion of fossil fuels such as fuel oil, natural gas and gasoline in vessels. The study utilized satellite photos captured by the Tropospheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) on the Sentinel-5P satellite to evaluate the levels of NO 2 gas pollution in Malaysia's port areas and exclusive economic zone. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, unrestricted gas emissions led to persistently high levels of NO 2 in the analyzed areas. The temporary cessation of marine industry operations caused by the pandemic, along with the halting of vessels to prevent the spread of COVID-19, resulted in a noticeable decrease in NO 2 gas pollution. In light of these favourable advancements, it is imperative to emphasize the need for continuous investigation and collaborative endeavours to further alleviate air contamination in Malaysian port regions, while simultaneously acknowledging the wider consequences of climate change on the coastal ecology. The study underscores the interdependence of air pollution, maritime activities and climate change. It emphasizes the need for comprehensive strategies that tackle both immediate environmental issues and the long-term sustainability and resilience of coastal ecosystems in the context of global climate challenges.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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