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Due to the high temperatures of heat-related water in the Rhine, expert opinion suggests that it is almost impossible to avoid a significant death of Pisces. The drama is expected both in Switzerland and in Germany.
(dpa) "I'm waiting for tragedy next week," said the director general of Switzerland. Fisheries Association, Philipp Sicher, Thursday. Between Schaffhausen and Untersee, west of the Bodensees, there are thousands of dead fish. The Rhine already has 25 degrees of water temperature. 27 degrees is deadly for fish. On the Swiss side, six cold water basins have been dredged as a refuge for fish in recent weeks, for example in the tributaries of colder watercourses.
There is a risk of extinction of fish in the Rhine – as during the hot summer of 2003.
] The Federal Government for the Environment and Nature Conservation (BUND) Rhineland-Palatinate also warns of rising temperatures in the Rhine and its tributaries . In the near future threatening the temperature rise dangerous for the water ecology of 28 degrees, calls in a communication on Thursday. The 28 degree mark also complies with the limit allowed by the European Ordinance on surface water.
According to BUND, in addition to heat and low water, the residual heat from the industrial plants, power plants and cooling water of the Philippsburg and Fessenheim nuclear power plants continues to rise. BUND calls for the immediate cessation of these landfills "to prevent major ecological damage".
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