The hydrogen sulphide levels noted Thursday by the ARS are high and have reached the alert threshold in places.
For several weeks, strandings of Sargassum of an unequaled scale have been observed in Saint-Martin. The whole of the west coast, and more particularly the inhabitants of the districts of Cul de Sac, Mont Vernon, Orient Bay and Quartier d'Orléans, suffer from the olfactory inconveniences of these algae. The Pinel smugglers had to stop their activity for several days last week.
"The Collectivity of Saint-Martin initiated the collection several weeks ago, however due to the particularly large influx of Sargassum, this work is not enough for the moment to overcome the strandings which continue" indicates the prefecture in a press release Thursday July 15.
That same day, during the territorial council which had to be deported following the blocking of the COM, Daniel Gibbs underlined that each week of collection cost the Collectivity between 15 and 25 euros, for a single site.
The State and the COM claim to work together to find a common and appropriate solution. But the population, and in particular the inhabitants of the neighborhoods concerned, feel abandoned.
The Prefecture asked the Regional Health Agency for H2S (hydrogen sulphide) concentration measurements to be carried out. “The rates recorded this Thursday, July 15, during the time of a collection operation, conducive to the concentration of gas, reached at their highest, a point threshold of 5 ppm (alert threshold) at Cul de Sac. At the pier, the high point reached 3 ppm ”announces the prefecture, which calls on the inhabitants of these neighborhoods to be vigilant.
She recalls that people with breathing difficulties (especially asthma) are advised to stay away from collection points and, if possible, to close the windows of their home. People who experience headaches, nausea, breathing difficulties are advised to consult a doctor.
(Source: www.soualigapost.com)
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