Dioxins level from plant 'very small'

A 30ML glass of milk will contain the extra dioxins Cork people will take in if Ireland's first toxic incinerator gets the go-ahead, it emerged yesterday.

But this amount of dioxins will still be 70% below the World Health Organisation's recommended daily intake, according to chemical engineer Dr Fergal Callaghan.

Dr Callaghan was speaking at the Environmental Protection Agency's oral hearing into the draft waste licence for the Ringaskiddy toxic waste incinerator.