Shell refinery polluting water, claim campaigners

THE local water supply in north Mayo is being polluted by aluminium run-offs from a Shell gas refinery, anti-pipeline activists claimed yesterday.

Shell refinery polluting water, claim campaigners

Around 100,000 tonnes of peat had been removed to create a site for the Corrib gas field in Bellanaboy, and activists claimed it has led to the exposure of aluminium deposits.

Shell-to-Sea spokesman John Monaghan said the aluminium was running into the local river and on to Carrowmore Lake, which is the main source of water for the Erris region.

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