‘It’s happened again’: Further contamination at Captains Flat preschool raises concerns

As reported by Region Canberra · Updated 6 Nov, 06:17 · Archive

Routine testing has discovered lead contamination more than eight times above a national standard at Captains Flat’s preschool as a $1 million fund for land remediation opens. The town’s mine closed in 1962, but historical mining activities left parts of the township and surrounding environment contaminated. Lead contaminating surface soils has remained a key exposure […]

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• ‘It’s happened again’: Further contamination at Captains Flat preschool raises concernsRoutine testing has discovered lead contamination more than eight times above a national standard at Captains Flat’s preschool as a $1 million fund for land remediation opens. The town’s mine closed in 1962, but historical mining activities left parts of the township and surrounding environment contaminated. Lead contaminating surface soils has remained a key exposure […]Region Canberra · 6 Nov, 06:17