The BBC reported on efforts by wildlife charities in the UK for tighter regulations to save seabirds from being harmed by a chemical used by the shipping industry. A recent spill of polyisobutene (PIB), which is used as a lubricant in ships engines has affected 4000 seabirds. Currently, it is legal to discharge small amounts of PIB. Wildlife conservation groups are joined by the industry group, the UK Chamber of Shipping, in their call for tighter regulations.
Read more at: BBC News – Shipping chemical ‘unsafe for birds’
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By: narhvalur on May 22, 2013
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