Harbour toxic dump may be safe by 2015

A toxic dump in Cork harbour could be made safe by late-2015 or early-2016, according to the head of a team working on the project.

Harbour toxic dump may be safe by 2015
Thu, 18 Oct, 2012 - 01:00
Sean O’Riordan

The toxic dump was discovered on the East Tip site on Haulbowline Island in 2007.

It contained heavy metals and traces of the highly carcinogenic Chromium 6.

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