Debris and lumber along coastline pose a threat
Letter from John Lucas, Today Online 7 Aug 08;
WATER pollution along East Coast Park is serious as the photographs show above.
The debris on the beach included boards with rusty nails and even a syringe with a hypodermic needle. The amount of timber being washed ashore could also pose a serious threat to anyone diving into the water.
The Defence Science and Technology Agency and the Agency for Science,Technology, and Research conducted a long-term study on currents in the Singapore Straits, and published a report called Singapore Straits Hydrodynamic and Water Quality Modeling. The model is reported to be capable of accurate 3D currents prediction in the Singapore Strait, so it could probably isolate the source of the debris being dumped on the beaches in Singapore.
It would be good if Singapore helps with the problem of trash in the strait so that people can have a clean and safe beach to swim in again.
