The photo shows the Argentine lagoon turned pink after an obvious chemical spill

Aerial view of the lagoon near Trelu, Chubut Province, Patagonia, Argentina.

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Last week, a lagoon in Argentina turned bright pink.
Experts and activists say the chemicals used in fish factories are to blame.
A local activist said that the color of the lagoon changed last week and it remains pink on Sunday.
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Experts said this was a chemical spill, and a lagoon in the Patagonia region of Argentina turned pink.

Experts and activists say that the color change of the lagoon in the Chubut region is due to sodium sulfite, an antibacterial product used in fish factories. AFP report.

Aerial view of a lagoon that turned pink due to a chemical used to help shrimp conservation in fishing factories near Trelew, in the Patagonian province of Chubut, Argentina, on July 23, 2021.

An aerial view of the pink lagoon in a fishery plant near Trelle, Chubut Province, Patagonia, Argentina, July 23, 2021, due to chemicals used to help protect shrimp.

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Pablo Lada, an environmental activist living in the area, told AFP that he accused the government: “It is the people who authorize to poison people to be controlled.”

He said the color of the lagoon changed last week and it is still pink on Sunday.

Juan Micheloud, head of environmental control in Chubut province, told AFP last week that the chemical substances and the resulting color changes are not destructive: “Red does not cause damage and will disappear in a few days.”