A claim about clean water and air in Tuapse has sparked disbelief among Telegram users.
Water and air samples in Tuapse meet hygiene standards, Rospotrebnadzor confirmed today. Telegram users questioned this information.
As reported by "Caucasian Knot," a fire broke out at the Tuapse marine terminal on May 1 after a drone attack. It was extinguished on May 2. This fire was the fourth in Tuapse since April 16. Earlier, on April 24, after booms broke due to rising water levels in the Tuapse River, an oil spill occurred into the Black Sea.
A series of attacks on Tuapse's oil infrastructure has led to environmental consequences, according to the "Caucasian Knot" report "Fires and "oil rain": key facts about the environmental disaster in Tuapse".
All tap water and air samples in Tuapse meet hygienic standards, Rospotrebnadzor reported today on its website.
"In the city of Tuapse, after the fires at the sea terminal and oil refinery were extinguished, all samples are within normal limits. […] Laboratory tests cover a wide range of indicators, including the presence of petroleum products, combustion products, and the toxicity index," the publication states.
The water sources used to supply the city are located at a significant distance – about 10 kilometers from the site of the incident, which "minimizes the direct impact of any possible precipitation," the agency stated.
On April 22, authorities acknowledged that in areas close to the sea terminal (Grozneft, Sortirovka, and In the Zvezdny district, as well as part of the Central District, concentrations of benzene, xylene, and soot in the air exceeded permissible limits by two to three times. These data were recorded based on measurements taken on the evening of April 21. The fire at the marine terminal poses a risk due to the release of combustion products, which are carcinogenic and toxic. The "black rain" that fell in Tuapse reduced the concentration of harmful substances in the air, but led to soil contamination, environmentalists emphasized.
Telegram users disbelieved the agency's statement
The Rospotrebnadzor information was duplicated by the "My Tuapse" Telegram channel (60,000 subscribers). As of 2:40 PM Moscow time, 13 comments had been posted. Some commenters expressed distrust of the agency's statement.
"For cash or on orders, they'll fabricate any expert analysis they want," wrote Sergey. "Lies!" - Mikhail Bondarev commented laconically.
"We need to invite Rospotrebnadzor to visit us. Let them breathe in hygienic air and quench their thirst with equally hygienic tap water," suggested Natalya, without specifying which district she lives in.
"Yes, it [the air] only gets fresher after every pop [explosion]," Mazunga remarked sarcastically.
More than 15 thousand cubic meters of contaminated soil have been collected in the district
As of May 3, 15,287 cubic meters of fuel oil, contaminated soil, and a water-fuel oil mixture have been collected and removed in the Tuapse district, including The Kuban emergency response team reported on its Telegram channel at 1:00 PM Moscow time, including 1,620 cubic meters, in the past 24 hours. "The total number of people involved in the work is approximately 750 people and 65 pieces of equipment, including specialists from the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, Kuban-SPAS, and employees of municipal administrations and enterprises," the publication states. "Caucasian Knot" is unable to verify the authorities' information regarding the number of participants in the oil spill cleanup.
In Tuapse itself, public spaces are being cleaned, "including with the participation of volunteers," by removing trash from streets, courtyards, parks, and sports grounds, regional authorities noted.
As a reminder, by May 1, according to Kuban authorities, 13,300 cubic meters of fuel oil, contaminated soil, and a water-fuel oil mixture had been collected in Tuapse. Volunteers cleaning up areas outside the city center complained that they are not receiving enough support from the authorities. In the village of Tyumensky alone, at the current rate, it will take about two months to clean up the emissions, they stated.
A regional emergency regime is in effect throughout the entire Tuapse District. For information on emergency assessment criteria, response levels, structures, and resources for dealing with the consequences, please see the Caucasian Knot's "Emergency Situation Regime" document "Emergency Situation Regime (ESR)".
Caucasian Knot has compiled materials on the "Eco-Disaster in Kuban" page.
Translated automatically via Google translate from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/422942
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