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FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin The global shift to alternative marine fuels is bringing potential new medical risks for seafarers without adequate support, Marine Medical Solutions (MMS) notes. According to MMS, while fuels such as LNG, methanol, ammonia, and hydrogen support the industry’s environmental goals, they are also introducing new hazards. These include inhalation of toxic vapors, chemical burns, and explosion risks, all threats that current medical safety protocols are not fully equipped to address. RelatedNews LR: Potential of LPG depends on scaling up renewable fuel production When muscles tighten at sea: Practical ways to relieve and prevent leg pain var jnews_module_21360515_0_6a15322f4ad83 = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21360515","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"1732,458,1686,1294","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable","ads_position":1,"ads_random":"","ads_image":"","ads_image_tablet":"","ads_image_phone":"","ads_image_link":"","ads_image
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