Pollution accidentelle des eaux par produits chimiques

Roughly 1 million gallons of spent sulfuric acid leaked from a storage tank at a Channelview facility on Saturday morning, some of the chemical spilling into the ship channel, officials say.

On 20 July a chemical leak was reported from a container aboard the containership MSC Soraya while it was docked in the Port of Hamburg.

Dolphins, otters, seals and a wide range of British seabirds suffer from cancer, lung disease and other illnesses as a result of toxic spills that have taken place around the UK coastline.

Roughly three years following a chemical spill at a warehouse of agrochemical company UPL South Africa, affected individuals from Durban have approached the court as they seek compensation for damages.

L'industriel Kem One devra payer 50 000 euros d'amende pour avoir rejeté à la mer 470 tonnes de chlorure ferrique. Cette pollution avait provoqué la mort de nombreux poissons et algues.

The ship that sank off the southern province of Antalya on April 5 might cause sea pollution as it contains bauxite, a professor has warned.

It’s been almost a year since a barge transporting coal ash from Puerto Rico to a landfill in Folkston, Georgia, spilled more than 5,000 tons of the toxic industrial byproduct into the ocean off Atlantic Beach.

Beaches between the uMgeni River Mouth and Salt Rock reopened for recreational purposes on Tuesday while fishing and harvesting of marine resources on the coastline remains prohibited

Après les émeutes de juillet 21, la municipalité a fermé les plages par mesure de précaution et demandé aux habitants de ne pas pêcher, surfer ou prendre des poissons morts trouvés sur les lieux.

Swimming was finally banned on beaches north of Durban and residents warned to stay indoors at the weekend to avoid breathing noxious chemical fumes after the massive fire at a Durban pesticide warehouse – but seven days after the arson attack, questions remain unanswered about the human health risks, ecological impacts and poor communication to affected communities.

New Russian threats in Kherson bring the effects of the conflict on marine pollution back to the forefront. Research published last summer identified at least 70 chemicals from weapons in the waters of the Black Sea. Even the clashes and bombings are having devastating effects on marine wildlife.

History(www.MaritimeCyprus.com) On 16 April 1947, in the port of Texas City, Texas, the freighter GRANDCAMP, with a cargo of ammonium nitrate, small arms ammunition, machinery, and sisal twine, caught fire.

Some Galveston fishermen said they've had enough of a yellow, smelly substance leaking from a pipe into the bay.

Le conteneur a coulé à 900 mètres de profondeur.

BAUAN, Batangas – A chemical spill hit Barangay San Miguel here on Saturday, November 4, prompting the evacuation of 248 families, police said Monday, November 6.

Dans la nuit du 22 au 23 juillet 2020 une fuite accidentelle d'un produit chimique avait provoqué une nappe de pollution de plusieurs hectares sur la côte bleue. Associations environnementales et ville de Martigues avaient porté plainte. Le tribunal correctionnel réclame 200.000 euros d'amende.

Des chercheurs ont mené une nouvelle étude sur l'épave du V-1302 John Mahn, un navire de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, reposant dans la partie belge de la mer du Nord. Il

The owners of Port Pirie's lead smelter are fined $35,000 for a series of failures that led to 700 litres of "toxic" sulphuric acid leaking from the plant into waterways and mangroves near the town.