Russia: Mass death of marine life off Kamchatka: Vladimir Solodov
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Kamchatka region
Governor Vladimir Solodov:
On the 5th, it was announced that the waters off the Kamchatka Peninsula may be contaminated with toxic chemicals.
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He warned that it was an “ecological disaster” for marine life.
Authorities conducted inspections immediately after the contamination was discovered.
Phenol and petroleum products exceeding the standard values were detected.
Experts are investigating whether the detected phenols and petroleum products are associated with “spills of some harmful substances.”
Divers have also confirmed that the death and pollution of marine life is widespread.
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Kamchatka: Pollution killing sea life in Russian far east
The Kamchatka administration website
says Russia’s emergencies ministry is investigating.Specialists are collecting samples from the beaches and rivers and using drones to help in their analysis.
The website
says there were reports in late September that the waters on Khalaktyr beach had changed colour and had a peculiar smell.It confirmed that
dead octopuses, seals and other sea creatures had been washed up.
Kamchatka governor
Vladimir Solodovsaid volunteers were also helping the authorities in their investigation.
“We cannot claim that the ocean is dying wholesale here, but now it’s really important for us to assess the scale of this,” he said.
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