Hanko’s mystery granules and dead fish do not seem to be related to each other

9 dead fish on the beach in Hanko. — An expert at the Finnish Environment Institute estimates that Hanko’s fish deaths and white granules are not interconnected.

An expert at the Finnish Environment Institute estimates that dead fish and white granules on the beaches of Hanko have nothing to do with each other.

Hanko’s mystery granules.

A couple of days after the granules, dead fish began to be drifted to the beaches of Hanko to the extent that the locals suspected things to do with each other.

Now, however, it seems that there are two separate cases.

However, the consolidation of the composition of the white matter and fish deaths continues with the various authorities. For example, in the event of a disease, fish are being investigated by the Food Agency.

According to the rescue service, fish are mostly killed.

A similar mass death of fish was seen in Kirkkonummi in 2010.

No hardened substance is allowed to be released into the sea

Although many sighed in Hanko for relief when the emissions were vegetable oil, it is not completely harmless to the environment, especially in such large quantities.

According to the John Nurminen Foundation, the Baltic Sea protection work, the release of any kind of hardening substance in the Baltic Sea is unequivocally forbidden.

The John Nurminen Foundation has recently prepared a risk assessment with Traficom about chemicals discussed in Finnish ports. Examples of hazardous substances that can still be counted in the Baltic Sea with washing water are benzene, styrene and phenol.

Dead small fish in people's hands on the sandy beach. — The first dead fish were observed on Ryssholm Beach on Tuesday 28.1. afternoon. Since then, they have drifted to the beaches of Hanko by mound.

Suikula calls for corporate responsibility for recovering tank wash water.

– For example, all Finnish tall oil players have now been made to leave their washing water in countries and these water can be used in industrial processes. The Baltic Sea is vulnerable and deserves better, the current spending cannot continue.

Two years ago, the BBC reported on palm oil emissions off the English coast. In this case, it was a substance used in the ship’s fuel tank, which hardened to the beaches.

The origin of the white substance on the beaches of Hanko is still a mystery that the various authorities are trying to find out.