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This Sunday in Corsica, the ban on bathing for children on the part
of the East Coast was triggered. Swimming has been banned for precautionary purposes because of pollution by marine waxes of a hydrocarbon nature (paraffinic or polyethylene). The affected area student of Solenzara at the Pond of Diana (Upper Corsica), a coastal strip of about 45 kilometers. Already in those days, solid, sponge-like yellow moss had been reported on the beaches of Pas-de-Calais, in the north of France. Dozens of reports, photographs and consternation by swimmers
Paraffin is a product derived from petroleum and transported in tanks by boats. A layer of paraffin was found Saturday about 5 km from the coast of Solenzara (Southern Corsica). It is likely that the patch may arrive on the coast "in the coming hours" and also interest Sardinia reported the Maritime Prefecture of the Mediterranean. "It is recommended to prevent children from bathing and ingesting material," authorities say.
Identification of paraffin patch
The paraffin patch was first identified by a sailor and then by a customs helicopter, which confirmed the presence of "yellow stripes". The tug Abeille Flanders, in charge of Corsica, was sent to the antenna concerned by the observation. A sample was taken and badyzed, confirmed "that it is paraffin lozenges". The observations were completed Sunday by flying over a Navy Falcon 50, responsible for badessing "the extent and drift of pollution". In July 2017, the Opale Coast, in the Pas-de-Calais, was affected over 40 kilometers by paraffinic pollution, product derived from oil and transported in tanks by boats
. they were also registered in June 2015 in Brittany and in October 2014 in the creeks of Marseille. The prefecture of Pas-de-Calais declares that "paraffin has no impact on the population or the fauna and flora". In front of Giovanni D & # 39; Agata, president of the "Rights Window", which recalls that paraffin is the result of hydrocarbon substances and is used in the manufacture of many products then transported on tankers crossing the English Channel.
Volunteers work tirelessly to clean beaches, some mayors of paraffin-affected areas filed lawsuits against strangers. A phenomenon that had also occurred in Italy: the precedent of 2012. The fault was that of a ship that had washed in the sea water tanks containing paraffin wax, in this case whitish, causing the stranding of large quantities of substance on the Tuscan and Ligurian coasts
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