Southern waters have taken responsibility for the catastrophic growth of plastic biobeads littering the Sussex Coast.
Local staff reported a massive waste of millions of biobeads over the weekend, washing up on beaches including Camber sands. Andy Dinsdale, the founder of Plains pollution campaign of Polas Group Stranslinerssaid it was the worst pollution event he had ever seen.
According to the south of the water, the flow caused a mechanical failure of the Sibbourne Sewage works. The beads are used in the final step of the cleaning process before the effective water is released back into the rivers or the sea.
A spokesman said: “After completing the initial stages of a full investigation, which is ongoing, we believe the beads came from beads that came from our rapid wastewater.
“We know of a failure of a screening filter, which apparently led to the beads used in the treatment process being released into the sea during heavy rains. The screen should have prevented this from happening.
“We regret that this happened and are doing everything we can to investigate and resolve the problem.”
The company said it will provide further updates as more information becomes available.
“Southern Water’s water teams continue to work closely with Root District Council, who are leading the clean-up efforts, and we remain committed to supporting this work in every way we can,” it added.
“Southern water volunteers will continue to help. Our staff is there to help, and we ask that they be treated with beach cleanup.”
It is not clear if the company will face punishment for the spill, like a good one. The environment agency has been contacted for comment.
The Camber sands in East Sussex are one of England’s most loved beaches, with spectacular dune habitats and many golden trees. It is home to dolphins, porpoises, seals and seabirds including terns and cormorants.
These beads contain high amounts of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, which are linked to cancer. They often contain toxins including lead, antimony and bromine. Once in the sea, they attract algae, which makes them soft as food for sea creatures, which they eat immediately and become poisonous.
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Helena Doll Simbulo, the Labor MP for Hastings and Rye, claimed that the SurnS-cats water did not take long to stop the water in Spybourne in a Stormcats Plants in Autom Spysx. Toxic plastics are released in the Stormic Plants of our Surper Spsessex and cause an environmental disaster.
“So why did it take our community to find out the truth? When I asked about these biobeads on Friday without trusting their own investigation. It should be a long record that cannot be reached to participate in a long-term way.
Dollimore said the company should be immediately motivated to deploy every possible resource to clean up the beach. “Instead of paying dividends or bonuses, they should pay for a full program of environmental restoration to restore the cambered ecosystems of Cabber, and ecosystems that are in serious danger,” he added.
People in Sussex have reported several dead stranded seals and a porpoise in recent days, and fear the deaths may be linked to the necklaces.
Volunteers have spent days trying to rid the beach of small beads, which, if left in the environment, almost become microbes that are almost impossible to remove from the sea and food chain.
Locals use rakes and dusters and brushes to remove the beads.