MV Wakashio Spill Found in Mangroves

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Oil spill still contaminating sensitive Mauritius mangroves three years on

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Curtin University -led research confirms the oil is still present in an environmentally sensitive mangrove forest near important Ramsar conservation sites.

The research, titled " Very Low Sulfur Fuel Oil spilled from the MV Wakashio in 2020 remains in sediments in a Mauritius mangroves ecosystem nearly three years after the grounding".

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