{"id":1133,"date":"2023-08-30T09:04:55","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T13:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sargassummonitoring.com\/?p=1133"},"modified":"2025-05-25T10:31:55","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T14:31:55","slug":"sargassum-storage-sites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sargassummonitoring.com\/en\/sargassum-storage-sites\/","title":{"rendered":"Sargassum Storage Sites"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-7640cfc1 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Toxic Threat: Alarming Levels of Arsenic and Sodium Chloride Found in Majority of Sargassum Storage Sites<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-30b8280d alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8448343880170654\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8448343880170654\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"3026197241\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/sargassummonitoring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC00061.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sargassummonitoring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC00061.webp 2000w, https:\/\/sargassummonitoring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC00061-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/sargassummonitoring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC00061-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/sargassummonitoring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC00061-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/sargassummonitoring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC00061-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/sargassummonitoring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC00061-18x12.webp 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:42px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Arsenic and Excessive Sodium Chloride Found in 80% of Sites\u2026 BRGM\u2019s final report on the environmental impact of sargassum storage sites is highly concerning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The standout figure from this study is certainly alarming. 83% of the analyzed sites showed arsenic exceedances, whether in water or soil. This metalloid is extremely toxic, and the thresholds set by regulations for this type of inert waste storage facility are consistently surpassed. For example, stagnant waters in contact with Raisins Clairs, Anse Maurice, Anse du Belley, and Cap \u00e0 Capesterre de Marie-Galante have exceeded the allowable limits. The scientists from the Bureau de recherches g\u00e9ologiques et mini\u00e8res (BRGM) focused on measuring water samples from the soil, stagnant waters, surface waters such as rivers and ponds, seawater, and groundwater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The highest concentrations of arsenic were found in sargassum juices and leachates, reaching nearly 6000 mg\/L at the Anse Maurice site in Petit-Canal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This toxic cocktail must be prevented from infiltrating groundwater, although some sites with predominantly sandy substrates like Belley or Pont-Pierre aux Saintes have not been able to prevent groundwater pollution, which exhibited significant values on the order of hundreds of micrograms per liter at these two locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As for chlordecone, found in Sainte-Claire or Viard, it stems from a well-known historical soil pollution, except for one of the samples taken in Sainte-Claire, which raises questions. In summary, the storage sites clearly implicated are Anse Maurice, Anse du Belley, Cap de Capesterre de Marie-Galante, and Anse Colibri in La D\u00e9sirade, which also exhibits pollution from hydrocarbons and marine-related chemicals. The algae being stored are primarily those dredged from the heart of the island\u2019s harbor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image aligncenter uagb-block-5173c971 wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-center\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sargassummonitoring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC00067-1024x682.webp \" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/sargassummonitoring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC00067-1024x682.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-1137\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Recommendations by the bureau Considering these findings, scientists first recommend regulating access to these sites, which is currently not the case. These spaces often serve as watering holes and pose a definite contamination risk to visitors. Fencing is even recommended for the most polluted sites like Belley, Anse Maurice, Cap, and Anse Colibri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, minimal signage should be implemented for other sites or those to come, as some may need to be closed, especially those in close proximity to residential areas. It is absurd that new sites should be chosen based on their distance from residential areas, as well as tourist and protected zones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, these sites should be properly designed, including the incorporation of ditches to channel highly toxic sargassum juices. Storage sites that hold significant importance for potable water resources, such as the one in Marie-Galante, must now undergo regular water quality monitoring. 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The standout figure from this study is certainly alarming. 83% of the analyzed sites showed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1136,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[68,69,9],"class_list":["post-1133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-health","tag-sargassum-toxic","tag-seaweed"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Sargassum Storage Sites - Sargassum Monitoring<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sargassummonitoring.com\/en\/sargassum-storage-sites\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sargassum Storage Sites - Sargassum Monitoring\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Toxic Threat: Alarming Levels of Arsenic and Sodium Chloride Found in Majority of Sargassum Storage Sites Arsenic and Excessive Sodium Chloride Found in 80% of Sites\u2026 BRGM\u2019s final report on the environmental impact of sargassum storage sites is highly concerning. 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