From: Morne Viljoen <mviljoen@bdz.co.za>
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 13:14:43 +0200
To: <mviljoen@bdz.co.za>
Subject: Vaalrivier besoedeling

Met betrekking tot die visvrektes wat gedurende 19-25 Julie plaasgevind het, het Waterwese laat weet dat SASOL  visse geneem vir ontleding om die oorsaak van dood vas te stel.  Waterwese sê dat:
 
“Die presiese oorsaak kon nie vasgestel word nie, maar dit wil voorkom asof die visse versmoor het a.g.v. oliebesoedeling in die water. Teen die tyd dat ons die water monsters kon neem, was die visse al vir 7 dae dood. Indien ons dadelik van die insident bewus was kon ons vroeër vasstel wat die presiese oorsaak was. Daar was ook sprake dat daar met plantdoders gespruit was om die hiasinte dood te maak, maar ons toets uitslae het bewys dat dit nie die oorsaak was nie. Die phenol konsentrasies was hoog by een punt, maar dis omtrent al wat ons weet. Die resultate het nie getoon dat dit a.g.v. die rioolwerke was nie. Daar kan dus nie met sekerheid gesê word wat die presiese oorsaak was nie”

Ek sal julle verder op hoogte hou soos die feite inkom

Webmasters comment; all it takes is someone who has had a total lobotomy to go to the area of this outlet  and they will have no hesitation in ascertaining that there has been a serious spill of noxious substances into the water. The smell and the dead fish lying around will clearly indicate that there is a serious problem. I will not even go into what detrimental affect was had on the aquatic invertebrates. Nor will I go into the implications of the purification of this water for drinking purposes further down the river, or some unfortunate who through circumstances drinks the water straight from the river.

I am amazed that the spraying of a herbicide was even considered. Do I have to believe that the possibility exists that a Provincial or Government official given the task of spraying does not know that there are selective and non-selective herbicides.
Act 36!1947 is very specific as to the labelling of herbicides and it is imperative that all the instructions are read very carefully. Even if the person responsible giving the instructions cannot read there are pictures on a coloured band at the foot of each label called pictograms which clearly indicate that the herbicide is harmful to fish etc etc. The next thing we will be told "is that pollution will prevent HIV/AIDS
TB

 

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