Question 8737 — overseas

Summary

The plan for preventing and combating sargassum, announced during the visit of the Minister of State, Minister for Ecological and Inclusive Transition and the Minister for Overseas Territories, was sent to the prefects at the beginning of October. It is accompanied by an opinion from the High Council for Public Health, taken up by the regional health agency, which notably proposes management measures based on different thresholds, making it possible to reduce, limit or prevent impacts on the health of the populations concerned (general population and vulnerable populations) under the exposure conditions observed. Hydrogen sulphide emissions are monitored by a network of 21 sensors (14 fixed and 7 mobile) placed in strategic locations. Doctors from the Sentinelles network in the 3 territories are questioned every week as part of health surveillance on the number consultations that may be associated with exposure to fumes from decomposing sargassum and the number of people who developed symptoms such as asthma attacks. In addition, SAMU center 15 monitors calls received and a lead toxicologist has been assigned to the Antilles zone. In addition, a research program on the health impacts of the gases emitted is planned in the response plan. The State has already committed €7 million overall for the acquisition of equipment and collection, storage and recovery operations out of the €11 million planned for this purpose, in particular to support communities in the removal of stranded sargassum. Furthermore, the environment and energy management agency (Ademe) will launch a new call for tenders, with €1 million, relating to the experimentation and development of energy saving equipment. innovative and adapted collection. Monitoring of personnel assigned to collection operations is ensured by the services of the Directorate of Business, Competition, Consumption, Labor and Employment (DIECCTE) with regard to the verification of protective equipment. In addition, a research program on the health impacts of the gases emitted is planned in the response plan.

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