Argentina Lagoon Turns Pink After Apparent Chemical Leak

• A lagoon in Argentina has turned vibrant pink final week.
• Consultants and activists say a chemical utilized in fish factories is in charge.
• An area activist stated the lagoon’s coloration modified final week, and it was nonetheless pink on Sunday.
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A lagoon in Argentina’s Patagonia area has turned pink after what consultants say was a chemical spill.

Consultants and activists stated the colour change within the lagoon within the Chubut area was because of sodium sulfite, an anti-bacterial product utilized in fish factories, Agence France-Presse reported.

Pablo Lada, an environmental activist who lives within the space, advised AFP that he blamed the federal government: “Those that ought to be in management are those who authorize the poisoning of individuals.”

He stated the lagoon’s coloration modified final week, and that it was nonetheless pink as of Sunday.

Juan Micheloud, the top of the environmental management for the Chubut province, advised AFP final week that the chemical compounds and ensuing coloration change weren’t damaging: “The reddish coloration doesn’t trigger injury and can disappear in a number of days.”