... THE SEA return what you give
AND IF IT MAKES THE POISON AND DEATH, SOONER OR LATER
RETURN POISON AND DEATH ...
Il 13 novembre 2009, presso la Fabbrica di San Domenico di Molfetta, si è tenuto un incontro allo scopo di informare sulle attività svolte in relazione all’accordo di programma per la caratterizzazione e la bonifica da ordigni bellici ai fini del risanamento ambientale del Basso Adriatico e fornirne i primi risultati. Vi hanno partecipato l’assessore ed un rappresentante del settore ecologia della Regione Puglia, l’agenzia regionale per la protezione dell’ambiente ARPA, il sindaco di Molfetta, il Ministero dell’Ambiente, l’istituto di ricerca ISPRA e il Nucleo SDAI per il recupero degli ordigni inesplosi e la bonifica dei fondali. It was emphasized that the Southern Adriatic was used until the early '70s for the disposal of obsolete military munitions that have been sunk and ERW clearance from the ports of Apulia and deposits and production facilities, assembly and unpacking of ordnance. It was also pointed out that the bombs in question are rather widely scattered in an area that extends from the bottom of the port areas to the sea areas at different distances from the shore , even for the practice of operators riaffondare the remnants of war in the port accidentally sailed. It is clear that, in that agreement of the program were carried out systematic reclamation of the port of Molfetta, identified as a priority sector, having held an urgent need for continued work to build a new commercial port. More advances in the state of progress of the program were to cover activities in the characterization of Torre Gavetone. In this context, it was paradoxically affirmed and denied the presence of chemical agents and, in particular, containers of mustard gas the stretch of sea off the port of Molfetta.
This became very surprising to the writer, if only because the son of
a contaminated sea legs as well, albeit superficially, to
eyes, during a fishing trip in the sea area, or other dall'iprite
vescicatorio gas, which, after all these years, still bears the scars.
Moreover, citizens are fully aware of Molfetta
high number of fishermen, who in the decades after World War II
have incurred in similar misfortunes, with more or less serious consequences.
Moreover, data relating to these incidents are largely
perfectly known at the official level, having been registered by
local public health facilities. The phenomenon has had a resurgence in 2008, when
other fishermen have had to resort to medical care have suffered
contamination during their work, while not in contact with any
ordnance or container of gas. In other words, these
workers have reported being struck by the sheer
contact sea \u200b\u200bwater and perhaps also with contaminated air. About the
causes of the phenomenon and determine its own and only at that time,
one possibility is that precisely the remediation of unexploded
war then in progress have brought up, accidentally or not, the substances
chemical, or scattered in the grounds contained in the drums. It should also be
undertaking particular difficulty identifying
the crime scene and checking of submarine sediments, given the depth
certainly not prohibitive. It should be noted, moreover, that, after
presented, nor the fishermen have been made aware of the results of
analysis carried out at public health centers.
The least we can say is that public authorities have
occasion to conduct himself with
transparency of information, nor such as to rule out a willingness to cover-up. On the other hand, it is worthwhile to insist on denying allegations
spoken in the home, which, given the bad habit firmly established at all levels, will
can always be attributed to misunderstandings or distortions or, at most, to
one of the words used do not correspond exactly with what was intended
actually say. Probably the conduct could be explained by the need to avoid causing panic among the population and
not to damage the tourist and beach activities. Yet it is undeniable that
the public has been treated by some of the speakers as children, which are the major to decide what is more or less to communicate.
In any case, the presence of mustard gas off the coast of what is Molfetta
recognized and demonstrated on solid documentary and testimonial, as well as
subject of historical research conducted by scholars worthy of the utmost faith
whose validity, however, there appears to have never been denied or disputed. In recent times it was the ICRAM - Central Institute for Scientific and Technological Research
applied to the sea, currently Ispra - to detect the presence of mustard gas and other chemicals in the seabed in front of the
port of Molfetta, which, not surprisingly were included among the six environmental emergencies for which NATO is currently engaged.
The mustard is a powerful aggressive chemical toxic and vescicatorio composed
sulfide ethyl chloride, used in World War I, prepared for action Ethylene Chloride of sulfur, its odor is similar to that of
mustard, if it is pure, it is oily, colorless and slightly soluble in water.
acts as an irritant to the skin and mucous membranes, where it produces rashes, bladder
painful swelling of the genitals. It is permanently on the ground;
infects everything it comes into contact with it.
was prepared in 1860 by Guthrie and Niemann
and used by the Germans in 1917 on the front of the Belgian town of Ypres, whence its name. The
was attributed, not surprisingly, the significant name of dew
death. On 17 June 1925 the Geneva Convention prohibits the use in war
IPR, as other chemical weapons, although their use continues
during the interwar period. Were not used instead of harsh chemicals
during the Second World War or in combat or in terrorist attacks the people (apart from the use of gas Cyclon B
extermination camps). However, they, especially mustard gas, were subjected to a sort of
secret war in the sense that however the chemicals traveled in the wake of armies, for the purpose of deterrence or eventuale ritorsione in caso
di impiego di tali armi da parte del nemico.
Alla fine del secondo conflitto mondiale i fusti di iprite non finirono
per caso nel Mare Adriatico, ma perché affondativi dalle forze armate statunitensi, sia direttamente, sia, su loro incarico, da parte di operatori
privati, perlopiù del settore della pesca. Si è fatto carico a questi operatori
privati di avere trasgredito in molti casi alla disposizione di affondare i fusti a grande distanza dalle coste e ad alta profondità. Allo stesso modo, come nella
recente occasione richiamata in esordio, non si è mancato di stigmatizzare
il comportamento di quegli operatori della fisheries, which, in later times,
have considered getting rid of containers accidentally sailed,
discarded in the sea areas close to the port of Molfetta.
seems, for all intents and purposes, a classic case worthy of the Gospel admonition
mote and the beam.
The original crime, serious and unforgivable against the environment and humanity, was to, first of all in the decision to throw overboard
containers of mustard gas and other chemical agents such as phosgene.
is the case noted that the Adriatic was used as a dustbin, especially by the armed forces of NATO, during the very latest, at
delle guerre balcaniche, allorché nei suoi fondali sono stati
disseminati ordigni di ogni genere, comprese bombe radioattive all’uranio
impoverito. Il mare, com’è noto, prima o poi restituisce quello che gli si dà e, se gli si dà veleno e morte, prima o poi restituisce veleno e morte. Il fatto,
poi, che si sia utilizzato allo scopo un mare assai pescoso e poco profondo come l’Adriatico è una aggravante del delitto commesso, così come non
un’attenuante ma un’ulteriore aggravante è nella scelta ed omesso controllo
dei privati incaricati della operazione di affondamento degli aggressivi
chimici.
Epidemiological investigations have shown over the last decades dramatic worsening of health conditions and mortality in the city of Molfetta
and at the same time, its territory was marked for speeding up the process of human settlement and industrialization.
is therefore certainly legitimate and realistic to relate the two
causal phenomena.
This does not mean that the conditions of the sea and its depths
should be excluded as major contributing factors in the dramatic descent of Molfetta
rankings of health, if only because major portion of polluting agents into the sea and are returned in various forms and
perhaps unexpected. The chemical poisons and radioactive material released, even for the simple effect of attrition
seawater on drums and unexploded
containing them, turn into the dead zones of sea and seabed
in which spreading. In this way they contribute significantly to an extent anyway
disappearance or thinning of plant and animal species and the substantial disruption of food chains, which are the basis of
not only marine life. To all this, of course, be added to the ever-present danger of accidental contact
delle persone con queste fonti di veleno e
di morte. Sembrerebbe superfluo, data la situazione, raccomandare di utilizzare ogni
risorsa disponibile e reperibile prima di tutto per liberare il mare dalle
minacce chimiche, radioattive e, in genere, belliche, avendo di mira prima
di tutto la salute e l’integrità delle persone, anziché e prima degli affari di
qualcuno. Del resto, trattandosi di profitti comunque finanziati tramite la
spesa di denaro pubblico, non si vede perché non debbano essere conseguiti
innanzitutto per l’esecuzione di attività volte al miglioramento dell’ambiente
and levels of health. This would, of course, that is avoided or at least
see better times in the execution of works is certainly not urgent,
if not unrealistic and unnecessarily expensive, which, in light of
.
(ph. Domenico Loiacono-Noise Collective)
LineaCinque article from the magazine of "free land"
video documentary which talks about NATO Molfetta
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