神秘的石油泄漏，正在杀死巴西海岸的野生动物

An oil spill has contaminated beaches and coastline across eight Brazilian states, the country’s environment agency said on Friday, although authorities are still stumped as to its origin.

巴西环境署(environment agency)上周五表示，该国8个州的海滩和海岸线都受到了石油泄漏的污染，不过有关部门仍不清楚其源头。

Environmental agency Ibama said that beaches along a 3000km coastline of Brazil's Northeast region had been hit by the spill. It said some oil-coated birds and sea turtles had been washed up and were being treated.

环境机构Ibama表示，巴西东北部3000公里海岸线沿线的海滩受到了漏油的影响。报告说，一些涂有油污的鸟类和海龟已经被冲上岸，正在接受治疗。

The area is a popular tourism destination for locals and foreigners, with a large number of Spanish and Portuguese visitors frequenting resorts spread along the coast.

该地区是当地人和外国人的热门旅游目的地，大量西班牙和葡萄牙游客经常光顾沿岸的度假胜地。

Although there is extensive oil exploration activity offshore Brazil, authorities have ruled out that as the source of the spill.

尽管巴西近海有广泛的石油勘探活动，但当局已排除了这是漏油源头的可能性。

State-controlled oil company Petróleo Brasileiro SA said it had performed laboratory analysis of the oil and determined, by observing its molecules, that "the organic compounds of the material found are not compatible with that of the oils produced and marketed by the company".

国有石油公司巴西国家石油公司(Petroleo Brasileiro SA)表示，已对这些石油进行了实验室分析，并通过观察其分子确定，“发现的材料中的有机化合物与该公司生产和销售的石油不相容”。

The next nearest oil exploration areas are Venezuela and the Gulf of Mexico, but there has been no reported issues from those regions.

下一个最近的石油勘探地区是委内瑞拉和墨西哥湾，但没有来自这些地区的问题报告。

Ibama said it was also checking if there had been problems with tankers in the surrounding area.

伊巴玛说，他们还在检查周边地区的油轮是否有问题。