Endosulfan on Board MV Princess of the Stars
10 metric ton Endosulfan, a hazardous chemical is said to be on board the MV Princess of the Stars, a passenger ship that sunk in the waters of Romblon last June 21 at the height of typhoon Frank. Because of this said highly acutely toxic chemical, retrieval and search operations to the ship halted.
Professional divers are now studying on how to get endosulfan out of the ship as soon as possible although they admit that it is going to be risky because mainly of the location of the endosulfan container that got more deeper inside the vessel. Divers who entered the ship last weekend claimed that they are really being careful on what they are doing. A skin irritation or discomfort on the skin is one of the basis that the water is contaminated with endosulfan and not safe. That is why only professional divers are allowed to dive. Aside from the hassle of this chemical brought to the victims of the tragedy and rescue group, effects of endosulfan to the environment is very dangerous too because endosulfan does not dissolve easily in water (see Research…)
Endosulfan is banned in other countries while it is restricted here in the Philippines and now a global ban on the use of this chemical is now being considered. This toxic chemical is also responsible for many incident of pesticide poisoning around the globe.
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