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2022 Oder environmental disaster

October 30, 2023

During the summer of 2022, a mass mortality event involving fish, beavers, clams, crayfish and other wildlife occurred in the Oder river.

2022 Oder environmental disaster
Dead fish in the Oder river on the border between Germany and Poland
Large-scale fish die-offs were reported in the river around Oława at the end of July[1]
DateJuly–August 2022
LocationOder
TypeEnvironmental disaster
CauseInvestigation ongoing

Over 100 tonnes[2] of dead fish were removed from the Polish section of the river, and a further 35 tonnes from German sections,[3] causing concern that the water was poisoned.

At first the cause was not clear, theories included the effects of the summer heat and lower water levels due to the European drought, reduced oxygen levels due to the heat and nutrient loading, a spike in oxygen levels due to the introduction of an oxidizing agent, and pollution by chemicals including mercury, mesitylene, salts or other sewage, as well as the possibility of an algal bloom. It was later determined to be an algal bloom.

The Polish authorities were slow to react, causing a scandal and resulting in the dismissal of officials responsible for water management and environmental protection. A reward of 1 million zlotys (about €222,000, as of September 2023) was offered for information about possible culprits.[4]

Background edit

The Oder flows through the city of Ostrava, across the Czech–Polish border, terminates the Gliwice Canal, passes through Lower Silesia including the city of Wrocław, and farther forms the German–Polish border until it flows into the Baltic Sea. It is engineered to carry heavy barge traffic.

Decades ago, the Oder river was extremely polluted before reaching Wrocław due to the heavy industrialization in Ostrava, Upper Silesia (connected through the Canal and the Kłodnica river having many large coal mines around), and Lower Silesia. Large chemical factories are in Kędzierzyn-Koźle at the Canal. Europe's largest coke (fuel) plant is located in Zdzieszowice just above Opole. Nowa Ruda (the 21st most polluted city in the European Union in 2015) with another coal mine lies in the mountains in the basin of Eastern Neisse, another of Oder's tributaries. The Jelcz factory is located near Oława just above Wrocław while a chemical plant - just below in Brzeg Dolny. Further west of Wrocław, in the basin of the Kaczawa tributary, lies Legnica with large copperworks KGHM and factories, whereas copper ore is mined in nearby Lubin. In the basin of the Bystrzyca (Oder) tributary, south of Legnica, there is the sizable city of Walbrzych with more coal mines, a coke plant, chemical and textile factories, which use chemical dyes and large amounts of water. In the basin of the Lusatian Neisse tributary, along which the Polish-German border is extended south of Oder, and south of Görlitz, lies the Turów coal mine supplying the nearby Turów Power Station with lignite often containing toxic heavy metals and sulfur.

As recently as 2012, the Oder transported over 100 tonnes of heavy metals in its waters into the Baltic Sea.[5][6]

In 2022,[7] Poland banned imports of Russian coal and started to rapidly increase domestic production.[8][9]

Discovery edit

 
The Oder drains a basin of 119,074 km2 (45,975 sq mi) in Czechia, Poland and Germany

Fish die-offs were reported by anglers around Oława as early as March 2022. Large die-offs then started again at the end of July 2022.[1] On 11 August 2022, volunteers and anglers removed at least 10 tonnes of dead fish from the 200 km (120 mi) stretch of the river north of Oława in southwest Poland.[10][11][12][13] The discovery was made by local fishermen, as opposed to any regulatory or testing body.[14] Other dead animals included beavers and birds.[15]

Cause edit

Early on, it was suspected that the cause of the die-off was poisoning by an unknown toxic substance.[16] Water samples taken on 28 July showed a high probability of the presence of the contaminant mesitylene, although the Polish government claimed that it was not present on samples taken after 1 August.[10][17]

A German testing lab had found traces of mercury,[18] but the Polish government reported that their tests determined that mercury poisoning was not the cause of the die-off. According to them, it was caused by golden algae (likely Prymnesium parvum, which[19] prefer warm salty alkaline waters[20]). Researchers at the Leibniz Institute for Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) have offered an interim hypothesis that the cause was golden algae.[21]

According to the Brandenburg Environment Minister, Axel Vogel, German laboratories believe the fish deaths may have been the result of large amounts of salt in the water.[22]

A February 2023 European Commission JRC report, which built on previous formal reports from both Germany and Poland concluded: "The direct cause of the ecological disaster in the Oder River was prymnesin toxins from Prymnesium parvum algae."[23]

Water quality testing edit

Data gained via an automatic water quality measuring station in Frankfurt an der Oder (over 100 km (62 mi) downstream) indicated that from 4 August 2022 the electrical conductivity had climbed anomalously. This data also showed a large change in other water quality parameters. On 7 August 2022, dissolved oxygen, electrical conductivity, and UV absorption almost doubled; nitrate levels plummeted and chlorophyll increased by a factor of ten. The water also became more turbid and its pH increased to about 8.8–9.2. This could indicate increased levels of salt in the river,[24] consistent with the conclusion that since 7 August 2022 a huge amount of salt reached the town.[25] The pH changes could also support the 'Golden Algae hypothesis'.[21]

Implications edit

 
Dead fish as a result of the 2022 environmental disaster at the Oder river (13 August 2022)

The ecosystem of the river was severely damaged. Scientists are concerned that if the damage was caused by mercury poisoning, detrimental effects could be long term as mercury is a persistent heavy metal.[26] There are also potential serious health consequences for humans.[27]

Reaction edit

 
Sign about the 2022 Oder river environmental disaster.

The Prime Minister of Poland Mateusz Morawiecki was put under pressure to act and fired two government officials as a result (the head of the water authority, Państwowe Gospodarstwo Wodne Wody Polskie [pl], Przemysław Daca [pl], and the head of the environmental authority, Chief Inspectorate of Environmental Protection [pl], Michał Mistrzak [pl]).[28][29] This in turn caused internal rifts in the ruling Law and Justice party.[30]

Local residents reacted negatively to the government's actions,[31] and, with the state television avoiding reporting on the subject, widespread allegations of a government cover-up began.[32][33] Criticism also fell on the local voivodes.[30]

The Polish opposition blamed the Polish government for reacting slowly to the developing situation, and downplaying the scale of the problem.[34] The government said the perpetrators would be severely punished, while blaming opposition politicians, in particular Donald Tusk and Rafał Trzaskowski, for exaggerating the issue. The government media has compared the situation to other previous minor and unrelated events in Warsaw and Gdańsk, where the opposition Civic Platform holds power.[33] On 12 August, the deputy minister of infrastructure, Grzegorz Witkowski [pl], blamed the opposition and the ecologists, and stated that the river was safe to enter, and fishing is allowed.[35] Krystyna Pawłowicz, a Eurosceptic member of the Law and Justice party, has publicly suggested that other countries may be responsible for the contaminations.[36]

Some anglers fear that fish might never return to the river,[37] and Steffi Lemke, the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection, called the situation a catastrophe and a shocking ecological disaster.[38] German officials have also complained about the lack of communication from the Polish officials.[2]

Poles are very critical of government reactions, according to polls, in which more than 60% of responders said that they "disapprove of the government's response to the environmental disaster on the Oder River".[39][40]

References edit

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External links edit

  •   Media related to 2022 Oder environmental disaster at Wikimedia Commons
  • Summary including timeline and a map related to the event (Polish)

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article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing German Wikipedia article at de Umweltkatastrophe in der Oder 2022 see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated de Umweltkatastrophe in der Oder 2022 to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation During the summer of 2022 a mass mortality event involving fish beavers clams crayfish and other wildlife occurred in the Oder river 2022 Oder environmental disasterDead fish in the Oder river on the border between Germany and PolandLarge scale fish die offs were reported in the river around Olawa at the end of July 1 DateJuly August 2022LocationOderTypeEnvironmental disasterCauseInvestigation ongoingOver 100 tonnes 2 of dead fish were removed from the Polish section of the river and a further 35 tonnes from German sections 3 causing concern that the water was poisoned At first the cause was not clear theories included the effects of the summer heat and lower water levels due to the European drought reduced oxygen levels due to the heat and nutrient loading a spike in oxygen levels due to the introduction of an oxidizing agent and pollution by chemicals including mercury mesitylene salts or other sewage as well as the possibility of an algal bloom It was later determined to be an algal bloom The Polish authorities were slow to react causing a scandal and resulting in the dismissal of officials responsible for water management and environmental protection A reward of 1 million zlotys about 222 000 as of September 2023 was offered for information about possible culprits 4 Contents 1 Background 2 Discovery 3 Cause 3 1 Water quality testing 4 Implications 5 Reaction 6 References 7 External linksBackground editThe Oder flows through the city of Ostrava across the Czech Polish border terminates the Gliwice Canal passes through Lower Silesia including the city of Wroclaw and farther forms the German Polish border until it flows into the Baltic Sea It is engineered to carry heavy barge traffic Decades ago the Oder river was extremely polluted before reaching Wroclaw due to the heavy industrialization in Ostrava Upper Silesia connected through the Canal and the Klodnica river having many large coal mines around and Lower Silesia Large chemical factories are in Kedzierzyn Kozle at the Canal Europe s largest coke fuel plant is located in Zdzieszowice just above Opole Nowa Ruda the 21st most polluted city in the European Union in 2015 with another coal mine lies in the mountains in the basin of Eastern Neisse another of Oder s tributaries The Jelcz factory is located near Olawa just above Wroclaw while a chemical plant just below in Brzeg Dolny Further west of Wroclaw in the basin of the Kaczawa tributary lies Legnica with large copperworks KGHM and factories whereas copper ore is mined in nearby Lubin In the basin of the Bystrzyca Oder tributary south of Legnica there is the sizable city of Walbrzych with more coal mines a coke plant chemical and textile factories which use chemical dyes and large amounts of water In the basin of the Lusatian Neisse tributary along which the Polish German border is extended south of Oder and south of Gorlitz lies the Turow coal mine supplying the nearby Turow Power Station with lignite often containing toxic heavy metals and sulfur As recently as 2012 the Oder transported over 100 tonnes of heavy metals in its waters into the Baltic Sea 5 6 In 2022 7 Poland banned imports of Russian coal and started to rapidly increase domestic production 8 9 Discovery edit nbsp The Oder drains a basin of 119 074 km2 45 975 sq mi in Czechia Poland and GermanyFish die offs were reported by anglers around Olawa as early as March 2022 Large die offs then started again at the end of July 2022 1 On 11 August 2022 volunteers and anglers removed at least 10 tonnes of dead fish from the 200 km 120 mi stretch of the river north of Olawa in southwest Poland 10 11 12 13 The discovery was made by local fishermen as opposed to any regulatory or testing body 14 Other dead animals included beavers and birds 15 Cause editEarly on it was suspected that the cause of the die off was poisoning by an unknown toxic substance 16 Water samples taken on 28 July showed a high probability of the presence of the contaminant mesitylene although the Polish government claimed that it was not present on samples taken after 1 August 10 17 A German testing lab had found traces of mercury 18 but the Polish government reported that their tests determined that mercury poisoning was not the cause of the die off According to them it was caused by golden algae likely Prymnesium parvum which 19 prefer warm salty alkaline waters 20 Researchers at the Leibniz Institute for Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries IGB have offered an interim hypothesis that the cause was golden algae 21 According to the Brandenburg Environment Minister Axel Vogel German laboratories believe the fish deaths may have been the result of large amounts of salt in the water 22 A February 2023 European Commission JRC report which built on previous formal reports from both Germany and Poland concluded The direct cause of the ecological disaster in the Oder River was prymnesin toxins from Prymnesium parvum algae 23 Water quality testing edit Data gained via an automatic water quality measuring station in Frankfurt an der Oder over 100 km 62 mi downstream indicated that from 4 August 2022 the electrical conductivity had climbed anomalously This data also showed a large change in other water quality parameters On 7 August 2022 dissolved oxygen electrical conductivity and UV absorption almost doubled nitrate levels plummeted and chlorophyll increased by a factor of ten The water also became more turbid and its pH increased to about 8 8 9 2 This could indicate increased levels of salt in the river 24 consistent with the conclusion that since 7 August 2022 a huge amount of salt reached the town 25 The pH changes could also support the Golden Algae hypothesis 21 Implications edit nbsp Dead fish as a result of the 2022 environmental disaster at the Oder river 13 August 2022 The ecosystem of the river was severely damaged Scientists are concerned that if the damage was caused by mercury poisoning detrimental effects could be long term as mercury is a persistent heavy metal 26 There are also potential serious health consequences for humans 27 Reaction edit nbsp Sign about the 2022 Oder river environmental disaster The Prime Minister of Poland Mateusz Morawiecki was put under pressure to act and fired two government officials as a result the head of the water authority Panstwowe Gospodarstwo Wodne Wody Polskie pl Przemyslaw Daca pl and the head of the environmental authority Chief Inspectorate of Environmental Protection pl Michal Mistrzak pl 28 29 This in turn caused internal rifts in the ruling Law and Justice party 30 Local residents reacted negatively to the government s actions 31 and with the state television avoiding reporting on the subject widespread allegations of a government cover up began 32 33 Criticism also fell on the local voivodes 30 The Polish opposition blamed the Polish government for reacting slowly to the developing situation and downplaying the scale of the problem 34 The government said the perpetrators would be severely punished while blaming opposition politicians in particular Donald Tusk and Rafal Trzaskowski for exaggerating the issue The government media has compared the situation to other previous minor and unrelated events in Warsaw and Gdansk where the opposition Civic Platform holds power 33 On 12 August the deputy minister of infrastructure Grzegorz Witkowski pl blamed the opposition and the ecologists and stated that the river was safe to enter and fishing is allowed 35 Krystyna Pawlowicz a Eurosceptic member of the Law and Justice party has publicly suggested that other countries may be responsible for the contaminations 36 Some anglers fear that fish might never return to the river 37 and Steffi Lemke the German Federal Ministry for the Environment Nature Conservation Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection called the situation a catastrophe and a shocking ecological disaster 38 German officials have also complained about the lack of communication from the Polish officials 2 Poles are very critical of government reactions according to polls in which more than 60 of responders said that they disapprove of the government s response to the environmental disaster on the Oder River 39 40 References edit a b Stuart Braun 12 August 2022 Mysterious mass fish kill in Oder River Climate change or poison DW News archived from the original on 16 August 2022 retrieved 17 August 2022 a b Poland pulls 100 tonnes of dead fish from Oder river after mystery mass die off the Guardian 17 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wrecz pekaja Magda lives on the Odra itself Dead fish decompose quickly they even burst noizz pl in Polish 12 August 2022 Archived from the original on 13 August 2022 Retrieved 13 August 2022 Mrowicki Rafal 11 August 2022 O tym mowi cala Polska TVP poswiecilo 55 sekund All of Poland is talking about it TVP spent 55 seconds wiadomosci wp pl in Polish Archived from the original on 11 August 2022 Retrieved 12 August 2022 a b Kuczera Lukasz 12 August 2022 Milczeli przez niemal kwadrans Wiadomosci TVP naprawde to zrobily They were silent for almost a quarter of an hour TVP s news really did it wiadomosci wp pl in Polish Archived from the original on 13 August 2022 Retrieved 12 August 2022 Rybak Marcin 18 August 2022 Z dokumentow WIOS wynika ze przedstawiciele rzadu klamali w sprawie katastrofy ekologicznej na Odrze VIEP documents show that government representatives lied about the ecological disaster on the Odra River wroclaw wyborcza pl Archived from the original on 22 August 2022 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am shocked It looks like an ecological disaster nextgazetapl in Polish Archived from the original on 13 August 2022 Retrieved 12 August 2022 Katastrofa na Odrze Kto powinien poniesc odpowiedzialnosc Sondaz dla Faktow TVN The disaster on the Oder river Who Should Be Responsible Poll for Faktow TVN tvn24 pl 18 August 2022 Archived from the original on 18 August 2022 Retrieved 22 August 2022 Sondaz 60 5 proc Polakow zle ocenia dzialania rzadu ws katastrofy na Odrze Poll 60 5 percent Poles have a bad opinion of the government s actions regarding the disaster on the Odra River rp pl 21 August 2022 Archived from the original on 22 August 2022 Retrieved 22 August 2022 External links edit nbsp Media related to 2022 Oder environmental disaster at Wikimedia Commons Summary including timeline and a map related to the event Polish Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2022 Oder environmental disaster amp oldid 1176971222, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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