State lacks resources to find waste site risks, says study

IRELAND has insufficient resources to carry out adequate risk assessments for proposed waste management facilities, a report revealed yesterday.

State lacks resources to find waste site risks, says study

“The State’s existing health information systems cannot support routine monitoring of the health of people living near waste sites,” said Dr Dominique Crowley, of University College Dublin (UCD).

A number of leading academics from Cork and Dublin contributed to a major Health Research Board study into the health and environmental effects of landfills and incineration.

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