Following complaints of residents about alleged pollution in Molejon and San Juan de Turbe rives, due to the activity of the mining project of Petaquilla Gold, S.A., the independent company “Ambiente e Industrias” was hired to take samples of the water and make the respective tests.
After the test were analyzed in the laboratory, Antonio Sanchez, direct responsible for the study made by the independent company, it revealed that Petaquilla Gold is not responsible for the alleged contamination in these rivers and the death of the fishes, as alleged by the complaint of the surrounding communities of the project.
According to Sanchez, after the complaint was placed by the community, the specialist traveled to the area to take samples of the water in different points of Molejon and San Juan de Turbe rivers, and after the study was made, the results determined that “the physiochemical parameters taken in the site, reveal a solid and salinity product due to the erosion caused by the rains.”
The technitian of the company “Ambiente e Industrias” stated that the analysis revealed that the pH is between 7 and 8 units, which indicated that there are no alteration made by anthropogenic factors of sample of the water taken from the rivers and that the norm for a Panamanian project establishes that the range of the pH in water should be between 6.5 to 8.5.
The company also disclosed figures related to the values of nitrate and nitrite under analysis methods, which resulted to be really low within the range of superficial waters and also that the contents of cyanide are less than 0.001 mg/L, which indicated that the content of this material has not been tampered by human activity.
“The standard 2610-EAC-111 of the ACP indicates a value of 0.2mg/L for discharges into bodies of water. The project standard for the contents of CYANIDE, indicates value of <0.01 as low risk. The value found in the analysis is 10 times lower. The origin of the content of cyanide is due to the natural environment, since the plant has not begun production or operation”, said the environmental engineer.
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