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"For the past 15 months, I have been helping residents living near the massive
Cadia gold and copper mine in NSW to verify their concerns about pollution from
the mine. The findings of alarming levels of heavy metals in their water tanks,
as well as in blood and hair samples, prompted the NSW Environmental Protection
Agency to investigate. Yesterday it ordered the mine to stop releasing an
“unacceptable level” of dust that carries these metals through the air.
The EPA is advising that the water from tanks in the area is safe to drink.
This advice is based on the results of NSW Health tests of residents’ kitchen
tap water in March 2023. The EPA is also helping to organise water testing for
locals, many of whom rely on rainwater tanks for their drinking water.
I remain unconvinced the water is always safe to drink. Metals accumulate in
the bottom layers of tanks, so when water levels fall, people could be drinking
water with a higher metal content.
These developments also do little to reassure residents who have similar
concerns about other recently approved metal mines in NSW."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
