"We will not keep quiet while people are getting sick from swimming in contaminated water with the absence of real measures by the government," Sabaa said in a statement, according to Elnashra, an independent online newspaper.
Sabaa is based on a scientific study by the Lebanese Center for Marine Sciences.
A series of reports were released earlier about Lebanon`s coastal water pollution, the first of which was published by Al-Akhbar newspaper in June, saying that no region in the country is free from pollution and advising people not to swim in the sea anymore.
According to Xinhua, these reports were confirmed by head of Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute (LARI), Michel Efram, who said in June that Lebanon`s water is mostly contaminated in varying degrees.
Tests conducted by American University of Beirut in early August showed that Sidon`s sea in South Lebanon is clean, safe and suitable for swimming.
Also, head of Tyre municipality Hassan Dbouk said Tyre`s sea is free of contamination, adding that "the rumors aimed at destroying tourism in this city."
Reporter: Antara
Editor: Chaidar Abdullah
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