Oil spill threatens the French nature reserve

On September 2, a large-scale oil spill occurred near the northern coast of France's Corsica island, according to an initial assessment of the oil spill over 40 km ² .

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The helicopter patrol is the first unit to detect oil on the sea surface 43km long and 1km wide, the polluted waters to the west, is the direction of Scandola Nature Reserve, which is organized by the Science Organization. , United Nations Education, Culture (UNESCO) is recognized as a world natural heritage.

The area consists of 2,000 ha of land and 2,400 ha of sea surface, particularly the sea area is very rich in fish, in addition to a few dozen nautical miles from the coast is the shelter of dolphins.

Representative of Toulon Yann Bizien City Management Agency said that the source of the oil spill has not been determined, but it could be a result of loading and unloading from the ship, so the oil spill is not too wide. and deep, and it is too early to fear a threat that threatens the environment and the natural heritage area of ​​UNESCO.

At present, France has sent two naval vessels to support the overflowing of oil, to clean polluted waters, but the coast of Corsica island is a rocky coast, so it is difficult to reach the main indicators. Determination of pollutant composition in water.