Hundreds of Fish Destroyed in Bach: Poison in the Game?

In a stream in St. Marienkirchen near Schärding (OÖ), all living beings were apparently wiped out below a sewage treatment plant, the damage to the local fishing association is enormous. Chemical smell was detectable near the water. Police are now investigating an environmental crime.

The poison is supposed to fight rats, but it gets into the environment and also into rivers via bait. This can be dangerous not only for fish. Rat poison in German rivers can lead to serious symptoms in fish up to death.This has been shown by long-term experiments with rainbow trout carried out on behalf of the Federal Environment Agency (Uba).The experiments were carried out by scientists from the Federal Institute for Water Science and the Bav…

Hundreds of fish died below a sewage plant in St. Marienkirchen near Schärding. The cause is still completely unclear, a toxic substance could have entered the stream. There is great excitement among fishermen in the region. OÖ. In the Totenmannbach, members of the fishing community of St. Marienkirchen have collected dead trout, white fish, gourds and cancer, reports the ORF. The fishermen assume that it will take at least five years for the fi…

SANKT MARIENKIRCHEN BEI SCH RDING. A toxic substance has been found in the Totenmannbach in St. Marienkirchen near Schrding.