Environmental impacts of ammonia and nitrogen oxides (IMAGE)

Chalmers University of Technology

Environmental impacts of ammonia and nitrogen oxides

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The use of ammonia as a ship fuel could contribute to eutrophication and acidification, due to ammonia leakage and emissions of nitrogen oxides. One of the possible emissions is laughing gas, which is also a greenhouse gas with a much higher warming impact than carbon dioxide.

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Illustration: Chalmers University of Technology/Petra Persson

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