Analyses reveal no signs of water pollution in Ain Temouchent beaches

Analysis carried out by a laboratory in Oran (western Algeria) on water sea samples at various beaches in the province of Ain Temouchent (western Algeria) excluded the existence of any traces of pollution.

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• Talking yesterday in a telephone call to “Echourok” an official has declared that the final results of the analysis conducted by the National Office for Environment and Sustainable Development ended up with the conclusion that the sea waters were clean.
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• The physical and chemical analysis didn’t reveal any anomaly; there was no sign of any suspect odour while the color of water didn’t alter after 48 hours. Moreover, the temperature remained stable at a level of 26° and the quantity of oxygen was normal in addition to the absence of spots on the water surface. Taking into consideration these elements, the experts concluded that “the waters were clean and didn’t represent any danger for swimmers”.
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• The same source favors the theory that pollution could be in the air as the same symptoms were registered on individuals who didn’t swim on the mentioned beaches and fishes along with plants were not contaminated. These elements of information, according to him, tend to confirm that the pollution was in the air rather.
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• It should be noted that a number of dolphins were found dead on the same beaches in a recent past and various packages of cocaine were recovered by the national gendarmerie elements, the most important seizure was a canoe carrying more than 26 quintals of Moroccan cannabis.
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