Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

Avian influenza: a serious contamination of groundwater

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • Avian influenza: a serious contamination of groundwater

    Article type: 2009/09/15 17:07:15

    Avian influenza: a serious contamination of groundwater
    Conducted a survey of 15 locations in 14 locations can not be used as living water

    Bird flu
    "(Kumi上Geta groundwater) to the odor from the water, brush your teeth when you feel nauseous" (live in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province A's, 51 years)


    The inhabitants of the village is worried about the water. The groundwater has been used so far Waki出Ru home or from nearby farms, water quality began to appear abnormal or down the line. I do not know why, there are several suspicious circumstances call to mind. A village living in the nearby village of Mr. B's (50) said, "I used to purify drinking water purifier in the groundwater, but now also use a water purifier stopped," he said. 2004 from the company was selling water purifiers, "I do not know why, now they get dirty filter" because I heard that.


    These villages were common. Highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) and the carcass of tens of thousands of chickens and ducks were destroyed in nearby homes and farms, in that they are buried or around the village.


    There is a problem when working on the disposal of livestock is filled, the possibility that contamination of groundwater is also aware of the government. Environmental management of the industrial private report acquired from the Environmental Impact Survey of the surrounding areas of highly pathogenic bird flu outbreak According to the nation that buried the dead body was disposed of chickens and ducks for bird flu 1000 of places and after checking into the 15 point, 14 points (93%) of groundwater as drinking water, of course, has been found to not work as well as polluted water for public life. In addition, eight points out of 15 points (53%) flowed from the pollutant in the area where the carcass is buried, groundwater has been polluted to the surrounding areas.


    Status of water pollution according to a report that this is very serious. B B, including the village's live, surveyed 14 locations of groundwater has been contaminated with sewage than water, earth from 4 meters to 8 meters of groundwater flow, the juice flows out of the industrial wastewater Some are as high as that has been contaminated. Furthermore most from groundwater, drinking water has been detected in bacteria such as E. coli and the county have been detected in several dozen to several hundred times the level of environmental standards.

    A government official said, "you fill in the carcass of the animal, did not take appropriate measures to prevent the spread of contamination, likely contaminants in groundwater流Re出Shita damaged plastic and lined on the bottom" and speculated that . に Areas that are exposed to these conditions up to 1000 locations nationwide.


    Kim Sung-Mo Heaven = reporter Yasushi Hirasawa



Working...
X