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Каспинфо июнь 2005 |
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Название: ЭКОЛОГИЧЕСКИЕ ПРОБЛЕМЫ (на англ. яз) Главные Пункты: * По информации Министерства экологии Азербайджана сотни тонн нефти, поступившие со стоком реки Терек в Каспии, достигли берегов Азербайджана в мае 2005 г. (03.06.2005) Полный Текст ЭКОЛОГИЧЕСКИЕ ПРОБЛЕМЫ (на англ. яз) ЭКОЛОГИЧЕСКИЕ ПРОБЛЕМЫ (на англ. яз) *** Azeri experts warn of ecological disaster after Russian oil spill in Caspian 3 June 2005 BBC Monitoring Caucasus English (c) 2005 The British Broadcasting Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Text of report by Azerbaijani TV station ANS on 2 June [Presenter] The Caspian Sea is polluted as there is an oil slick in the sea. The Azerbaijani Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources has sent an inquiry to the relevant ministry in Russia about the incident. [Correspondent, over video of beach scenes, map of oil-polluted sections of the Caspian] A warning to those who are going to the Nabran resort area [northern Azerbaijan]: do not go into the sea more than 25 metres away from the coast unless you want to have an oil bath in the Caspian. A total of 300 tonnes of oil have spilt into the sea from Russia's River Terek [in Dagestan] since early May. The oil slick entered the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian several days ago and has accumulated predominantly in the Yalama-Nabran area. The slick begins 75 metres off the Nabran coast and stretches 7,820 metres into the sea. But this is not the end of the story. The chief of the Caspian comprehensive ecological monitoring department of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, Latifa Huseynova, who returned from the polluted area today, believes that the pollution may grow into an ecological disaster and cover new areas. [Huseynova] Of course, it may not be confined to only the Yalama-Nabran area, but can also be dispersed by currents and cover almost all the coastal areas of our republic. [Correspondent] However, experts still evaluate this incident not as an ecological disaster, but as a major ecological pollution. Now, the concentration of oil in the polluted area exceeds the established norm by a factor of 158. This poses a great threat to people's health. The chief of the environmental protection department of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, Huseyn Mammadov, says that ministry employees are carrying out observations in the Yalama-Nabran area. People will be warned against swimming in the sea in case of emergency. One step has already been taken. The Azerbaijani ministry sent an inquiry to Russia about the incident. [Mammadov] We applied to the environmental department of the Russian ministry of ecology [as heard, Ministry of Natural Resources] with a telephone message and asked them to provide full information about the oil spill from the River Terek to the Caspian. [Correspondent] Every time there are oil slicks in any part of the Caspian, Russia and other Caspian littoral states unanimously blame Azerbaijan for producing much oil and being the culprit in the contamination. This time, the main culprit in the pollution is known, end of quote. It should be noted that it is still unclear what will happen to the oil slick in the Yalama-Nabran coastal area. The slick's movement will depend on natural processes in the Caspian. The slick may disintegrate, flow into different areas and pass into the Turkmen and Iranian sections. But for the time being, the 300 tonnes of oil are closer to the Azerbaijani coasts. That is why, be careful if you do not want to dive in white and come up black. Ceyhun Asgarov, Emil Babaxanov, ANS. Source: ANS TV, Baku, in Azeri 1600 gmt 2 Jun 05 *** Azeri experts warn of ecological disaster after Russian oil spill in Caspian 3 June 2005 BBC Monitoring Caucasus English (c) 2005 The British Broadcasting Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Text of report by Azerbaijani TV station ANS on 2 June [Presenter] The Caspian Sea is polluted as there is an oil slick in the sea. The Azerbaijani Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources has sent an inquiry to the relevant ministry in Russia about the incident. [Correspondent, over video of beach scenes, map of oil-polluted sections of the Caspian] A warning to those who are going to the Nabran resort area [northern Azerbaijan]: do not go into the sea more than 25 metres away from the coast unless you want to have an oil bath in the Caspian. A total of 300 tonnes of oil have spilt into the sea from Russia's River Terek [in Dagestan] since early May. The oil slick entered the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian several days ago and has accumulated predominantly in the Yalama-Nabran area. The slick begins 75 metres off the Nabran coast and stretches 7,820 metres into the sea. But this is not the end of the story. The chief of the Caspian comprehensive ecological monitoring department of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, Latifa Huseynova, who returned from the polluted area today, believes that the pollution may grow into an ecological disaster and cover new areas. [Huseynova] Of course, it may not be confined to only the Yalama-Nabran area, but can also be dispersed by currents and cover almost all the coastal areas of our republic. [Correspondent] However, experts still evaluate this incident not as an ecological disaster, but as a major ecological pollution. Now, the concentration of oil in the polluted area exceeds the established norm by a factor of 158. This poses a great threat to people's health. The chief of the environmental protection department of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, Huseyn Mammadov, says that ministry employees are carrying out observations in the Yalama-Nabran area. People will be warned against swimming in the sea in case of emergency. One step has already been taken. The Azerbaijani ministry sent an inquiry to Russia about the incident. [Mammadov] We applied to the environmental department of the Russian ministry of ecology [as heard, Ministry of Natural Resources] with a telephone message and asked them to provide full information about the oil spill from the River Terek to the Caspian. [Correspondent] Every time there are oil slicks in any part of the Caspian, Russia and other Caspian littoral states unanimously blame Azerbaijan for producing much oil and being the culprit in the contamination. This time, the main culprit in the pollution is known, end of quote. It should be noted that it is still unclear what will happen to the oil slick in the Yalama-Nabran coastal area. The slick's movement will depend on natural processes in the Caspian. The slick may disintegrate, flow into different areas and pass into the Turkmen and Iranian sections. But for the time being, the 300 tonnes of oil are closer to the Azerbaijani coasts. That is why, be careful if you do not want to dive in white and come up black. Ceyhun Asgarov, Emil Babaxanov, ANS. Source: ANS TV, Baku, in Azeri 1600 gmt 2 Jun 05 |