Impact of Rayong oil spill on corals may take at least a year to emerge

[webfact]

A worker cleans up crude oil on Mae Ram Phueng beach following a spill caused by a leak in an undersea pipeline owned by Star Petroleum Refining Public Company Limited (SPRC) in Rayong on January 29, 2022. Jack TAYLOR / AFP

 

Marine scientists at Chulalongkorn University say that it may take a year or more for impacts from the recent oil spill in the sea off Rayong province to manifest on corals in the area.

 

Divers from a research team at the Marine Resources Research Institute of the Faculty of Science at Chulalongkorn University have collected samples of sea water, sediment and marine life from the affected area to study the presence of hydrocarbons and dispersants, which impact marine environment.

 

The institute’s director, Professor Dr. Voranop Viyakarn, said that, from his previous experience, environmental impact assessments after a massive oil spill and clean-up operations were not thoroughly and comprehensively conducted, particularly regarding the impact on the corals.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/impact-of-rayong-oil-spill-on-corals-may-take-at-least-a-year-to-emerge/

 

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[smedly]

didn't Prayth say the oil spill was all under control and would never reach a beach

[Geoffggi]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Marine scientists at Chulalongkorn University say that it may take a year or more for impacts from the recent oil spill in the sea off Rayong province to manifest on corals in the area.

Correct and it will take much longer for the corals to recover if ever.

[hotchilli]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

The institute’s director, Professor Dr. Voranop Viyakarn, said that, from his previous experience, environmental impact assessments after a massive oil spill and clean-up operations were not thoroughly and comprehensively conducted, particularly regarding the impact on the corals.

No surprises there.

[Thingamabob]

The effects will last much longer than one year, sad to say.