The case in summary: White wax balls have been observed along the coast of Telemark, especially in Bamble. The Norwegian Coastal Administration and local authorities are unsure what kind of wax it is and how extensive the release is. There is reason to believe that the adult may come from a boat that has had its tanks washed, but this has not been confirmed. The municipality has encouraged people to avoid the affected area until further notice. It is not yet known whether the white substance is harmful to wildlife in the area. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAI. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. It was people who were in the area on Wednesday who reported the discovery to the municipality. Jan-Olaf Kristoffersen in IUA. Photo: Nils Skumsvoll – We currently do not know what kind of wax this is, but we have taken samples, says Jan-Olaf Kristoffersen, special adviser on the inter-municipal committee against acute pollution in Telemark. The discharge has been observed at Hydrostranda and Ivarsand in Bamble. Several kilometers down to Valle have also been seen. The municipality has been out with a drone to check how large an area the spill covers, without getting any wiser. So far, the wax has been observed from Hydrostranda down to Valle in Bamble. – The adult probably comes from a boat that has had its tanks washed, Kristoffersen says, but at the same time says that it is a bit of a guess since they don’t know who is behind it. Out by plane On Wednesday afternoon, the Coastal Agency was out by plane over the Bamble coast to investigate whether they could find out more about the extent of the spill. – The plane observed a white substance, but the flight conditions were not the best. This white substance can easily be mistaken for foam that accumulates in inlets and bays. Here is the Coastal Administration’s aircraft on the wings over the Bamble Coast on Wednesday afternoon. Photo: Kystverket This is according to senior adviser at the Coastal Agency, Ingrid Johanne Lauvrak. The Coastal Agency will probably go up by plane over the Bamble coast on Friday, because then the weather looks better. – We currently do not know whether this substance is harmful to wildlife in the area, but we are working closely with the municipality to investigate as soon as possible, says Lauvrak. The municipality writes on its website that it urges people not to walk around the affected area. Terribly sad. We meet caretaker Steinar Hansen at Hydrostranda. He shows us clusters of white wax balls that lie close together. Steinar Hansen is a supervisor at Hydrostranda in Bamble. Photo: Fredrik Hansen / news – This is a terribly sad sight, and it affects the environment. He points and says that the area at Hydrostranda is around 1,250 acres. – The substance looks like styrofoam, but there is some wax in it. It is on the boats, the jetty and along the beaches in the area. There will be extensive clean-up work, says Hansen. He says they now just have to wait until the authorities have examined the substance more closely, before the work of cleaning up can begin. Must clean up Mayor of Bamble, Jon Pieter Flølo, says the municipality must start the clean-up work as soon as possible. The state administrator in Vestfold and Telemark has also been informed of the case. Jon Pieter Flølo is mayor of Bamble municipality. Photo: Anne Lognvik – It is our responsibility to clean up, and we will start immediately. The mayor urges cottagers and others to stay away from the affected areas. – We don’t quite know what this is, it is on its way to analysis, so we ask people not to touch it, says Flølo. Hi Thank you for reading. Do you have tips or suggestions for this case or other things we should write about? Feel free to send me an email! Published 10/10/2024, at 14.49 Updated 10.10.2024, at 15.03
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