ZADAR, Dec 23 (Hina) - A task force Wednesday began cleaning up an +oil spill which appeared by the coast of the central Adriatic on +Monday.+ The sea near the town of Zadar has been polluted by masut from the +"Polikem" factory which
leaked from a cracked pressure pipe into a +drainage pipe and was swept into the sea.+ It is estimated that around 100 litres of masut leaked into the +sea.+ Strong wind has spread the spillage and 150 metres of the coast is +polluted.+ A water resources management inspector has pronounced first degree +alert in the area and has closed down the Polikem factory.+ It should take several days for the oil spill to be cleaned up.+(hina) lml jn+
ZADAR, Dec 23 (Hina) - A task force Wednesday began cleaning up an
oil spill which appeared by the coast of the central Adriatic on
Monday.
The sea near the town of Zadar has been polluted by masut from the
"Polikem" factory which leaked from a cracked pressure pipe into a
drainage pipe and was swept into the sea.
It is estimated that around 100 litres of masut leaked into the
sea.
Strong wind has spread the spillage and 150 metres of the coast is
polluted.
A water resources management inspector has pronounced first degree
alert in the area and has closed down the Polikem factory.
It should take several days for the oil spill to be cleaned up.
(hina) lml jn