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AJACCIO – This Sunday in Corsica, the ban on swimming for children on 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, a solid foam of yellow color and resembling a sponge, had been reported on the beaches of Pas-de-Calais, in the north of France.
Dozens of reports, photographs and consternation from the 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 involve Sardinia, the Mediterranean Maritime Prefecture. "It is recommended to prevent children from bathing and ingesting equipment," says the authorities. The paraffin patch was identified for the first time by a sailor, 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 sightings were completed Sunday by flying over a Marine Hawk 50, responsible for badessing "the extent and drift of pollution".
In July 2017, the Opale Coast in the Pas-de-Calais was affected by about 40 kilometers by paraffin pollution, a product derived from oil and transported in tanks by boats. Paraffin lozenges were also recorded in June 2015 in Brittany and in October 2014 in the creeks of Marseille. The prefecture of Pas-de-Calais states that "paraffin has no impact, neither on the population nor on the fauna and flora".
Giovanni D & # 39; Agata, president of the "window of rights" paraffin is the result of hydrocarbon substances and is used in the manufacture of many products and then transported on tankers crossing the Channel. While some volunteers work tirelessly to clean the beaches, some mayors in paraffin-affected areas have 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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