Suspected contaminated waste, millions of dead fish in Kali Surabaya

Allegedly because of polluted industrial waste, millions of fish in Surabaya, East Java, died Pollution times allegedly occurred along the Brantas to Surabaya.

According to the Director of the Institute for Wetland Conservation or Ecological Observation and Wetlands Conversation (Ecoton), Prigi Arisandi, wastes that pollute the Surabaya River, believed to contain the poison is very heavy. It can be seen from the number of dead fish.

"The fish was the biological indicators, so that the amount of the death of millions, it is not light that contaminate waste, but has a very severe toxicity," said Prigi.



He continued, from initial measurements that do it, certainly if the oxygen content of the water in Surabaya 0 (zero) and certainly resulted in the death of fish in the Surabaya and Brantas River.

Until now to make sure the source or starting point from which the waste came, they said Prigi, a joint team of Ecoton, the Environment Agency (BLH) and Jasa Tirta East Java is conducting a search.

"We are going to explore some point in the industry around Gresik, Sidoarjo and Mojokerto," said Prigi.

Meanwhile, field observations, seen hundreds of people flocked arresting Surabaya dead fish is contaminated with industrial waste. They lined up along the river to take the fish that float along Surabaya.

However, Prigi suggested, so that people do not die from eating fish contaminated with the industrial waste.

"The fish died because of toxic waste, we recommend that people do not eat it, the impact will be seen for decades to come, not directly now," said Prigi.

"Ecoton and some environmental activists in East Java, strongly condemned the perpetrators of pollution that occurred in the Brantas River and Surabaya," said Prigi asserted.