New disaster hits Serbian rivers

Agim - get a grip and grow up.

One explanation for the recent spate of poisonings could be the weather. I imagine that the rivers are all running lower than usual due to the dry weather. This could mean that these factories often release these chemicals into the rivers but the reduced flows in the rivers mean that the chemicals are'nt being diluted as much as usual and so their crimes are exposed. In the UK fines are given to polluters of this type but are not so effective because the fines are often a lot less than the cost of proper disposal. A system of fines and forced production stoppages would be more effective becuse unless these companies are properly hit on the bottom line they have no real incentives to change.

Regional industry in places like Hungary and Romania, often run by wealthy companies, do not appear to adhere to safety standards at all.

There are frequent leaks which would never be tolerated elsewhere in Europe. It's always poor countries that are dumped on, often by larger companies just saving money so they have larger profits, or those who have not yet caught up with modern environmental standards.

It's a travesty for the fishing industry, environment, tourism and food safety standards, and I totally agree that urgent action should be taken.

Jack - you may be right, but as you say the incentive to dispose of waste and adhere to safety guidelines has to be teamed with heavy fines and production stoppages (during which workers should still be paid!).

The other problem is that these huge river networks run way beyond Serbia, which mean that cross-border legislation needs to be urgently tightened and cooperation boosted.

This should be very high on the agenda at the EU and UN, regardless of who belongs to which bodies. This affects us all.

This is another environmental disaster which is plaguing the countryside of Serbia. Has anyone thought that this may be purposely done by some individual? It is almost impossible to believe that all these rivers in Serbia can be so polluted all at the same time.

This is literally killing the environment. I wonder why our government & police are not paying more attention to these severe crimes.
And Lollee might actually be right: it seems a bit too coincidental.

It si easy you can always blame Albanians.This is always the case.

"Has anyone thought that this may be purposely done by some individual?"

Yes, I have thought so, and have stated it in a comment on here the last time a large fish kill was reported. It does seem a deliberate poisoning.

Did anyone ever hear the results of what killed the last batches of fish? Didn't they do tests and a chemical analysis? It doesn't appear they are sharing their findings.

And for this case, they say there are no factories or industrial zones. Sewage is nothing new and there isn't a big population increase so something seems suspect.

And you'd think if something in the sewage was the fault you'd find the fish more downstream from where it first hits the river. The fish which stayed upstream wouldn't be affected and those at the spot would die and float downstream along with those further downstream which were affected until the poison diluted enough not to kill.

Serbia needs more monitoring done along these rivers and testing of the waters. Serbs need to keep an eye out for people lurking along the rivers - including and especially at night and the very early hours of the morning.

It si easy you can always blame Albanians.This is always the case.

This is another environmental disaster which is plaguing the countryside of Serbia. Has anyone thought that this may be purposely done by some individual? It is almost impossible to believe that all these rivers in Serbia can be so polluted all at the same time.

This is literally killing the environment. I wonder why our government & police are not paying more attention to these severe crimes.
And Lollee might actually be right: it seems a bit too coincidental.

Regional industry in places like Hungary and Romania, often run by wealthy companies, do not appear to adhere to safety standards at all.

There are frequent leaks which would never be tolerated elsewhere in Europe. It's always poor countries that are dumped on, often by larger companies just saving money so they have larger profits, or those who have not yet caught up with modern environmental standards.

It's a travesty for the fishing industry, environment, tourism and food safety standards, and I totally agree that urgent action should be taken.

Agim - get a grip and grow up.

One explanation for the recent spate of poisonings could be the weather. I imagine that the rivers are all running lower than usual due to the dry weather. This could mean that these factories often release these chemicals into the rivers but the reduced flows in the rivers mean that the chemicals are'nt being diluted as much as usual and so their crimes are exposed. In the UK fines are given to polluters of this type but are not so effective because the fines are often a lot less than the cost of proper disposal. A system of fines and forced production stoppages would be more effective becuse unless these companies are properly hit on the bottom line they have no real incentives to change.

Jack - you may be right, but as you say the incentive to dispose of waste and adhere to safety guidelines has to be teamed with heavy fines and production stoppages (during which workers should still be paid!).

The other problem is that these huge river networks run way beyond Serbia, which mean that cross-border legislation needs to be urgently tightened and cooperation boosted.

This should be very high on the agenda at the EU and UN, regardless of who belongs to which bodies. This affects us all.

"Has anyone thought that this may be purposely done by some individual?"

Yes, I have thought so, and have stated it in a comment on here the last time a large fish kill was reported. It does seem a deliberate poisoning.

Did anyone ever hear the results of what killed the last batches of fish? Didn't they do tests and a chemical analysis? It doesn't appear they are sharing their findings.

And for this case, they say there are no factories or industrial zones. Sewage is nothing new and there isn't a big population increase so something seems suspect.

And you'd think if something in the sewage was the fault you'd find the fish more downstream from where it first hits the river. The fish which stayed upstream wouldn't be affected and those at the spot would die and float downstream along with those further downstream which were affected until the poison diluted enough not to kill.

Serbia needs more monitoring done along these rivers and testing of the waters. Serbs need to keep an eye out for people lurking along the rivers - including and especially at night and the very early hours of the morning.