Talks On Haulbowline Clean-Up Get Underway
Plans to clean up a toxic dump on Haulbowline Island should include the steel plant itself. That's the view of Friends of the Irish Environment, who are worried about the high risk to humans from PCB spills on the main site, and to ecosystems from metal and dust. An Bord Pleanala's hearing into the plans for the clean up gets underway today. Click the play button above to hear spokesperson for Friends of the Irish Environment, Tony Lowes, explain how the 2002 report prepared for the Department of the Marine warned about the risks of contamination:
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