Gaza’s destroyed sewage system linked to ‘rare’ algae bloom shutting Israeli desalination plants
Gaza’s destroyed sewage system linked to ‘rare’ algae bloom shutting Israeli desalination plants Untreated sewage from Gaza may have helped cause a huge algae bloom that shut down five of Israel’s six major desalination plants on the Mediterranean, Israeli news outlet Ynet has reported . Scientists are trying to assess possible environmental fallout from Gaza’s destroyed wastewater…
Gaza's damaged sewage system may have triggered a rare algae bloom that forced the shutdown of five of Israel's six major desalination plants along the Mediterranean, according to Israeli news outlet Ynet. Scientists are currently investigating the potential environmental consequences of Gaza's compromised wastewater infrastructure, the report stated.
An unprecedented algae bloom has spread along Israel's Mediterranean coast, disrupting seawater desalination facilities that supply a significant portion of the nation's drinking water, CNN reported, based on information from Mekorot, Israel's national water company. Desalination contributes to at least 65 percent of Israel's drinking water, with the majority of plants situated along the coast.
"An event of this kind has never occurred before in Israel... it was an extremely rare event," stated Lior Gutman, a spokesperson for Mekorot.
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