News Forum - Black sea menace: Jomtien Beach’s water quality

[Thaiger]

Sanitation engineering officials descended on Jomtien Beach amid alarming reports of black contaminants in the water. An in-depth inspection was carried out on Monday, June 17, at three key locations: Jomtien Beach at Soi 7, in front of The Now Hotel, and in front of Marine Beach Hotel Pattaya. Initial observations of the seawater revealed … …

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[ChrisS]

"Black sea menace:" Screams the headline

Meanwhile the story reveals it is a non toxic (to either marine life or humans) algae.

[Pinetree]

12 hours ago, ChrisS said:

"Black sea menace:" Screams the headline

Meanwhile the story reveals it is a non toxic (to either marine life or humans) algae.

Yea, right.  Wasn't it just yesterday that we read a report that Pattaya will become the best destination for a beach holiday in Asia?  Yep, right again.  Swimming around oil slicks, floating turds, Russians and plastic bags is not my idea of quality.

[Ramanathan.P]

Well...there could be some connection between the recent beach erosion and this incident. If not mistakent the beach sand was back filled sometime back to beautify it. So it could be due to the backfilled sand which might be from a different source.