Third industrial spill in a week

THE Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is investigating a third industrial spillage incident in Cork within the past week, it was confirmed yesterday.

The chemical giant Eli Lilly reported a discharge of 250 litres of water containing higher than normal acid levels from their site containment pond into a nearby stream at their plant outside Kinsale on August 15.

Tests showed there was a lower than normal pH (5.5) outflow from the pond into a nearby stream, the EPA report states. When an acidic substance is added to water it lowers the pH level. The normal pH level is 7.