Alert for pollution in the Bay of Cartagena

For the extraction of sand, stones and other materials in the bay
of La Heroica, chemicals were released from the seabed that can
be toxic to people.

Manuel Vicente Duque, the mayor of Cartagena, stated that control

will begin to artisanal fishing in the bay of the city. To make this
decision, the president called an emergency meeting with district
health entities and responsible for environmental management,
such as the Regional Environmental Corporation of the Channel Dam
and the Administrative Department of Health of the District

This happens after the Office of the Comptroller General of the

Republic confirms the presence of Sanitary Interest Substances,
which are no more than harmful chemicals or are a danger to human
health, such as mercury, cadmium, chromium, zinc, copper and
Calcium by dredging for the expansion of the bay.
Alerta por contaminacin en la baha de Cartagena

Por la extraccin de arena, piedras y otros materiales en la baha

de La Heroica se desprendieron qumicos del lecho martimo que
pueden ser txicos para las personas.

Manuel Vicente Duque, el alcalde de Cartagena, declar que se

iniciar control a la pesca artesanal en la baha de la ciudad. Para
tomar esta decisin el mandatario convoc a una reunin de
urgencia con entidades distritales de salud y encargadas del manejo
del medio ambiente, como la Corporacin Ambiental Regional del
Canal del Dique y el Departamento Administrativo de Salud del
Distrito

Esto sucede despus de que la Contralora General de la Repblica

confirmara la presencia de Sustancias de Inters Sanitario que no
son ms que qumicos que hacen dao o que son un peligro para la
salud humana como mercurio, cadmio, cromo, zinc, cobre y calcio
por el dragado para la ampliacin de la baha.