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Monday, 12 July 2010 00:00
Sweden will ban discharge sewage from pleasure boats into the sea from 2014.
Discharge of sewage from pleasure craft causes inter alia pollution inputs to the water from nitrogen and phosphorus substances as well as bacteria. The discharges of phosphorous pollution from toilets onboard craft in Swedish waters is estimated to correspond to 3.7 tons of phosphor, which constitutes 13 per cent of the urine and faeces produced by the pleasure craft people.

The Swedish website Båtmiljö.se has collected information about facilities where you can empty your sewage tank.
 

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