27 January 2009 Report from the Vancouver Sun
If the chlorine-dioxide tanks at the Mackenzie pulp mill rupture, they could send a yellow cloud of deadly gas into the town of Mackenzie, threatening the lives of the 5,000 people who live there.
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Unrecognised fog hazard of the planned Tamar Valley pulp mill
Dr Warwick Raverty is a pulp and paper specialist served on the Resource Planning Development Commission before Gunns' withdrew its proposal for a pulp mill.
He sent this advice (29 November 2008) about a serious but hitherto unrecognised risk from Gunns' planned pulp mill.
Human health risks
Report by the CSIRO commissioned by the RPDC on the Air Quality issues suggests that the IIS is deficient in many areas.
CSIRO report on air quality 866 Kb
The Australian Medical Association have said that the IIS does not address their concerns over health issues and therefore they do not support the current proposal:
No 473 Australian Medical Association submission 147 Kb
Dr Owen Ingles points out the lack of a proper risk management assessment for the population living within 50km of the proposed pulp mil.
No 73 Dr Owen Ingles submission 137 Kb
Documents sourced from www.rpdc.tas.gov.au
