In a bizarre incident, a canal in the Buenos Aires suburb replaced a deep Krimson on Thursday, which caused concern among the residents. The vibrant red water was washed away in the Rio de la Plata Muhana, which limits a protected ecological reserve. According to the local newspaper La Vardad, the residents described the smell emanating from the water.
While the exact cause is not clear, local media estimated that change could be attributed to illegal dumping of cloth dye or chemical waste from nearby storage facilities. Residents are pointing to the fingers in nearby leather and textile factories, which are notorious to release dye and chemical waste in the Sarandi Canal, which eventually a waterway shared by Argentina and Uruguay in drains at Rio de la Plata Are in drains.
, Buenos Aires, Argentina has a “bloody” river
According to local media, the Sarandi canal running through a region with textile factories and tanneries has turned bright red. Water samples have been collected to determine the reason, with the local ministry… pic.twitter.com/81xuk3rm9k
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Maria Dukomals, a resident of Aquelnada, told AFP, “Smell woke us up. In the day, when we saw this part of the river, it was completely red, all were tainted. It looked like a river covered in blood. , It is terrible, “Maria Ducomals, a resident of Awelneda, told AFP.
Ms. Ducomals said that her family was awakened by overpowering stairs on Thursday morning, expressing disappointment that despite several complaints, no one has explained the ongoing pollution. “We have seen it blue, green, pink and perpleish, with a clever of oil -like oil on the surface,” said Ms. Dukomals.
“Other times it was yellow, with an acidic odor that makes us sick even in the throat,” another local said BBC.
In response, Argentina’s Environment Ministry has collected water samples from the Sardi Canal for further analysis to determine the source of color change. “On the morning of Thursday 6 February, we received a report that the water of the Sarandi Canal was painted in red,” it was said in a statement.
“Our mobile analysis laboratory was sent to the area and two liters of water was taken as samples for basic chemical analysis and liquid chromatography to determine what was responsible for organic matter. Organic color is considered. “
