Toxic Dump Uncovered Beneath Children’s Playground

From the Taranaki Daily News by Kirsty Johnston: “Toxic chemicals have been found at a children’s playground in Marfell, the site of a New Plymouth’s former city dump. The chemicals were tetrachlorobenzene and trichlorophenol, both used in the manufacture of herbicides, Taranaki Regional Council director of environment quality Gary Bedford said yesterday. Workers laying a…

Toxic Dump Uncovered Beneath Children’s Playground

From the Taranaki Daily News by Kirsty Johnston: “Toxic chemicals have been found at a children’s playground in Marfell, the site of a New Plymouth’s former city dump. The chemicals were tetrachlorobenzene and trichlorophenol, both used in the manufacture of herbicides, Taranaki Regional Council director of environment quality Gary Bedford said yesterday. Workers laying a…