Nord Stream 2 construction threatens the ecology?

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The start of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline construction before clearing
the Baltic Sea seabed of chemical warfare agents threatens to lead to an irreversible environmental impact and will make impossible the use of the water area for fishing and recreational services, Da Vinci Analytic Group reports.

Since 2007, russia has attempted to adjust the Nord Stream route to circumvent chemical munitions dumping sites east of Bornholm, but these efforts have faced many complications, including due to the lack of data on the exact locations of dumped munitions.

Between 1947 and 1948, the Soviet Union dumped east of the Bornholm Island an arsenal of chemical weapons, left after World War 2, containing warfare agents, in particular, adamsite, diphenylchloroarsine, and mustard gas. The designated dumping area has a radius of three nautical miles at 55º07′ – 55º26′ north latitude and 15º25′-15º55′ east longitude.

Bornholm and Gotland Basins are traditional fishing locations. Despite the ban on fishing in certain parts of the Baltic Sea, which has been in effect since the 1960s over the dumping of chemical weapons, further deterioration of the integrity of munitions due to corrosion and possible damage through the construction of the pipeline increases the threat to marine fauna and flora. Accordingly, there is a threat to the economy of the Baltic States, Germany, Norway, and Denmark.

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