“Deep-Water Outfall”: Environmental Consequences of Corrupt Actions by Authorities in Odesa Oblast
In July this year, Odesa residents began complaining en masse about a terrible stench. The smell becomes particularly strong at night, when the nocturnal sea breeze begins to blow from land toward the sea. At the same time, mass fish kills were observed throughout July in the Khadzhibey Estuary. Inspectors of the Odesa Fish Protection Patrol repeatedly recorded this unfortunate phenomenon. Following their report, the State Environmental Inspectorate of the South-Western District checked the condition of the water in the estuary and found that the concentration of ammonium nitrogen exceeded the maximum permissible level by 66 times.
How are these phenomena connected — the stench in the air, polluted water, and fish kills in the Khadzhibey Estuary near Odesa? What do the deep-water outfall and the state of the marine environment in Odesa Bay have to do with it?
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