Lock The Gate Alliance has recently received news of independent soil and water sample results from contaminated zones in the Pilliga forest near SANTOS's Coal Seam Gas operation.
Drew Hutton, President of Lock The Gate "The testing (commissioned by environment groups, but tested by an independent laboratory) contains disturbing information about the true impacts of CSG, and the appalling attitude of the Coal Seam Gas companies."
Mr. Hutton continued "The results are incredibly disturbing. SANTOS reported that these areas were contaminated by a spill that occurred over 6 months ago, and have been blaming the spill and the subsequent cover up on the previous operator, Eastern Star Gas, while conveniently forgetting that at the time they owned a 20% stake in ESG. But over that 6 months the region has had over 600mm of rain, so these results must be incredibly diluted and a pale shadow of the initial impact."
"Arsenic was found at twice the Australian drinking water guidelines, chromium at almost 4 times the level, lead - 5 times, nickel - 8 times. These are compared to levels that are considered safe for humans to drink, but that is only part of the story. Copper - used extensively in testing as it is highly toxic to invertebrates, was found at levels 136 times the Aquatic Ecosystem Guidelines."
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Jacinta Green
Lock The Gate
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