Independent testing has shown high levels of toxic chemicals
in soil and water after a spill at a Narrabri coal seam gas site. Environment
groups say it's just one more reason for a moratorium on drilling
With new tests revealing high levels of toxic chemicals present in soil and
water at a Santos coal seam gas (CSG) site near Narrabri
in the north of NSW, environment groups say it’s time to
shut down the operation.
Heavy metals up to 37 times higher than average levels and five times
drinking water standards are present in water samples from the site, according
to test results.
The Wilderness Society and The Northern Inland Council for the Environment
collected water and soil samples for testing from the area adjacent to the
Bibblewindi CSG water treatment plant in the Pilliga
Forest on 6 January, seven months after a spill of 10,000 litres of untreated
saline CSG water. The tests were undertaken by an
accredited environmental laboratory, ALS, and cross-checked at the
University of Newcastle.
The results indicate that high levels of chemicals remain present at the
CSG site.
New Matilda
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