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AIR POLLUTION FROM TOXIC UNDERGROUND FIRE “EXCEEDED DAILY STANDARDS”

There are fresh concerns tonight about a fire in a toxic waste dump on Kooragang Island, with the EPA saying pollution levels recently exceeded air quality standards.

The agency also admits the underground blaze – which has been burning for more than two months – has only been the subject of air monitoring for two weeks.

 

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Jane Goldsmith

Jane Goldsmith is a journalist, newsreader and producer based in Newcastle and began working with NBN Television in 2001. Originally from Port Macquarie, Jane has worked in television news and radio and studied at the University of Newcastle.

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