Cargo On The Move Through California: Evaluating Container Fee Impacts on Port Choice.

Publication Date: July 2006

Publisher: Coalition for Clean Air

Author(s): Erin Green; James J. Winebrake; James J. Corbett

Research Area: Environment

Type: Report

Abstract:

In many coastal areas, marine freight traffic contributes significantly to overall air pollution levels. This is particularly true in the vicinity of major marine ports in California, where active freight movement, including ocean-going vessels shipping consumer goods in large freight containers, has led to increases in ambient levels of particulate matter (PM), nitrogen oxides (NOx), and sulfur oxides (SOx).1-2 Additionally, elevated levels of these pollutants have been linked to significant local and regional health impacts such as asthma, heart disease and premature death.