LAPSE:2023.19013
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LAPSE:2023.19013
Life Cycle Air Emissions and Social Human Health Impact Assessment of Liquified Natural Gas Maritime Transport
Saleh Aseel, Hussein Al-Yafei, Murat Kucukvar, Nuri C. Onat
March 9, 2023
Air pollution, which causes over seven million deaths per year, is the most significant and specifically related to health impacts. Nearly 90% of the urban population worldwide is exposed to pollution not meeting the World Health Organization guidelines for air quality. Many atmospheric carbon oxides, nitrogen oxides, and particulate matter emitting sources, such as inefficient energy and polluting transportation, directly impact health. Natural gas maritime transport from various parts of the world (carbon supplied to consuming areas) has become more critical. Natural gas liquefaction offers a cleaner and more efficient transportation option and also increases its storage capacity. It is expected that natural gas will reduce the human health impact compared with other traditional fuels consumed. This research establishes a life cycle assessment model of air emission and social human health impact related to LNG maritime transport to investigate the impact of each type of fuel used for the numerous maritime carriers. In order to build a model for air emissions and social human health impact assessments based on hypotheses on various unknown criteria, a calculation model is used. The results revealed Conventional-2 fuel type has the lowest human health impact for annual mode calculations, followed by Conventional-1, Q-Max, and finally Q-Flex. The analysis method for the per year demonstrated discrepancies in the relative human health impact due to the variation of the annual LNG demand by each destination and not only per the trip needs. The results show the importance of using a relatively cleaner fuel type such as Conventional-2 in reducing the health impact of LNG maritime transportation. Moreover, it shows differences in the air emissions as well as the human health impact based on the destination’s location and annual LNG demand.
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air emissions, life cycle assessment, Liquified Natural Gas, maritime transport, social human health
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Aseel S, Al-Yafei H, Kucukvar M, Onat NC. Life Cycle Air Emissions and Social Human Health Impact Assessment of Liquified Natural Gas Maritime Transport. (2023). LAPSE:2023.19013
Author Affiliations
Aseel S: Engineering Management, College of Engineering, Qatar University, Doha P.O. Box 2713, Qatar
Al-Yafei H: Engineering Management, College of Engineering, Qatar University, Doha P.O. Box 2713, Qatar
Kucukvar M: Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering, Qatar University, Doha P.O. Box 2713, Qatar [ORCID]
Onat NC: Qatar Transportation and Traffic Safety Center, College of Engineering, Qatar University, Doha P.O. Box 2713, Qatar
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Energies
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14
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19
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6208
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2021
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2021-09-29
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1996-1073
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