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Discharge of screenings in the high seas WÄRTSILÄ’S WATER & WASTE BUSINESS UNIT HAS BEEN CO-AUTHORING A JOINT PAPER ON WHY WE SHOULD STOP DISCHARGING VISIBLE FLOATING SOLIDS FROM SEWAGE IN HIGH SEAS. THE ARTICLE FOCUSSES ON HOW MANY EFFECTIVE ACTIONS ARE TAKEN ONSHORE, HOWEVER, WHEN IT COMES TO DISCHARGING SCREENED SOLIDS FROM SEWAGE AT SEA, NO ADEQUATE LEGISLATION IS IN PLACE. ALL PHOTOS COURTESY OF WÄRTSILÄ.
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he international maritime regulations still allow ships to discharge visible floating solids in the high seas. The paper is co-authored and endorsed by many parties, including Future Program Development Manager of Wärtsilä Water Systems, Dr Wei Chen, Board Member of Hamann AG, Felix von Bredow, and Sales Director at ACO Marine, Mark Beavis. Land based wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) use biological treatment to purify the wastewater from our cities, towns, and
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