調查發現 郵輪是空氣污染重災區

The level of pollution on some cruise ship is worse than in the world's most polluted cities like Delhi, an investigation on Britain's biggest crew operator P&O Cruises has found.

一項針對英國最大的郵輪運營公司P&O遊輪的調查發現，某些郵輪上空氣污染的程度比德里等世界上污染最嚴重的城市還要嚴重。

The investigation found one cruise ship can emit as much particulate matter as 1 million cars in a day.

調查發現，一艘遊輪一天排放的微粒物相當於100萬輛汽車的排放量。

The air on the deck downwind of the ship's funnels had 84,000 particulates per cu cm, according to data from particle counter.

來自微粒計數器的數據顯示，在甲板上煙囪背風處的位置，微粒物含量爲每立方厘米8.4萬個。

Directly next to the funnels on the deck, the numbers rocketed to 144,000 with a peak at 226,000.

在甲板上緊挨着煙囪的位置，微粒物含量飆升至每立方厘米14.4萬個，峯值達每立方厘米22.6萬個。

Passengers are likely to be breathing some of these particulates, which are harmful for health and the environment.

乘客很可能吸入部分這些有害健康和環境的微粒物。

"Short term exposure can cause increasing respiratory symptoms. People who are asthmatic for example, that might give them a wheeze. Similarly for people with cardiovascular disease," an expert said.

一位專家表示：“短時間暴露在污染空氣中會導致呼吸道症狀加劇。例如患哮喘的人，就會變得氣喘吁吁。患心血管疾病的人也會出現類似症狀。”