Explosions occurred at Russia’s Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 pipelines, where a former chemical weapons depot was located. The magazine writes that as a result, dangerous toxins rise from the bottom. Nature.
The publication says that 11 cubic kilometers of seawater was contaminated after the accident. Chemicals, including mustard gas and arsenic, have been at the bottom since WWII.
Scientists have calculated that the total emission as a result of the explosions is 250 thousand tons, and harmful substances rise from 70 meters to 30 meters deep.
Experts call lead and tributyltin compounds used to protect ship hulls as the most toxic chemicals in its composition. Scientists claim that these substances are responsible for 75% of the poisoning effect.
Former Chairman of the Federation Council of Russia Valentina Matvienko statedHe said attacks on the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines had become the “crime of the century”.
Damage and gas leaks were recorded on three lines of Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 on September 26, 2022. Seismologists recorded two explosions along the gas pipelines. Russia’s FSB has filed a lawsuit over an international terrorist act. The Swedish prosecutor’s office launched an investigation into the events.
Nord Stream AG, the operator of the gas pipelines, said that it is not yet possible to estimate the timing of their restoration.
Russia and Turkey are working on the creation of a gas hub where the Nord Streams can be transported.