Sri Lanka fears acid rain due to blazing X-Press Pearl ship 2 minutes read
Colombo, May 28 (EFE).- Sri Lankan authorities were on Friday battling a possibility of toxic precipitation of acid rain due to the burning of the X-Press Pearl ship that has been on fire since last week and has sparked fears of extensive marine pollution.
The ship, carrying nitric acid and cosmetic chemicals, caught fire off Sri Lankan waters last Thursday.
The Singapore-registered container was heading from India to the Colombo harbor when it caught fire.
Officials said scientists were now conducting water analysis to see if nitrogen oxide secreted from the burning ship had changed the acidic or alkaline concentration of rainwater.
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