The Anapa sand, cleared of fuel oil, contains twenty times more benzopyrene than other minerals. This is a dangerous carcinogen.
Analysis of soil samples from the shore Of the Black Sea near Anapa conducted by scientists with the assistance of the All-Russian Society for Nature Conservation. Scientific Director of the Institute of Water Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences Victor Danilov-Danilyan He reported that the sand, which had previously been cleared of fuel oil, contained benzopyrene concentrations that were more than twenty times higher than the maximum permissible concentration.
Fuel oil spills from tankers worsen the environmental situation not only on the shores but also in the areas where contaminated sand is transported. Residents of a village near Anapa complain to the deterioration of health - a landfill with fuel oil sand was set up near the village.
In December, two tankers carrying oil products capsized in the Black Sea. Several tons of fuel oil leaked into the water. Due to beach contamination, the 2025 resort season in the Anapa area will be cancelled. will not take placeFuel oil find and on the shores of the Sea of Azov.