The Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources recommended a continuous fishing ban after traces of oil were found in fish and water samples from areas affected by the Oriental Mindoro oil spill. | JMangaluzINQ
The DA-BFAR said that samples collected from March 3 to 14 in the towns of Naujan, Pola, Pinamalayan, Bansud, Gloria, Roxas, Mansalay, Bongabong, and Bulalacao in Oriental Mindoro.“The DA-BFAR likewise found low-level contaminants or polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the fish samples. PAH, which is harmful to humans and other living organisms, may accumulate in the flesh of fish over time,” DA-BFAR said in a statement.
According to the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s website, PAH is a chemical that occurs in coal, crude oil and gasoline.
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