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Plastic pellets carried by ships should be considered dangerous goods
Report by the International Pollutants Elimination Network and The Centre for Environmental Justice on the sinking of the "X-Press Pearl"
February 14, 2022
The study points out that that of the X-Press Pearl is was the maritime accident that caused the most consistent dispersion never occurred in the environment of plastic pellets, given whereas the container carrier was carrying 1,680 tonnes of Plastic. The research conducted has detected in the pellets transported by the ship the presence of very chemical substances harmful to the environment and to humans.
"Today -- noted Therese Carlson, science and IPEN technology adviser - about 90% of goods in the world it is transported by sea. By now the number of container ships has increased as well as the transport of complexes composite materials. It is therefore necessary to consider this incident as an "oil spill" of our time. This is why, Carlson noted, we must adopt rules to prevent, prevent and address dangers associated with this current transport model."
Recalling that the Maritime Safety Committee of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) is currently discussing the issue of the dispersion of plastic pellets into the sea, IPEN and CEJ have Recalling also that Sri Lanka submitted to the Committee of the IMO a proposal to classify plastic pellets as dangerous substance.
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The study points out that that of the X-Press Pearl is was the maritime accident that caused the most consistent dispersion never occurred in the environment of plastic pellets, given whereas the container carrier was carrying 1,680 tonnes of Plastic. The research conducted has detected in the pellets transported by the ship the presence of very chemical substances harmful to the environment and to humans.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
