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Finland first in world to ban cargo ships from dumping wastewater

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Finnish Parliament passed legislation banning cargo ships from discharging wastewater in coastal waters.

The new law will make Finland the world's first country to implement such comprehensive wastewater regulations.

Ship sewage discharged into the Baltic Sea contains large amounts of faecal bacteria and solid waste.

It is nutrient-rich, exacerbating eutrophication and causing toxic algal blooms in summer months .

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