Article 6HQN0 Mulch containing asbestos found at Rozelle parklands may have been used at other Sydney sites

Mulch containing asbestos found at Rozelle parklands may have been used at other Sydney sites

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Tamsin Rose and Catie McLeod
from Environment | The Guardian on (#6HQN0)

Testing reveals low-risk' contamination in samples taken from mulch near Rozelle playground, Transport for NSW says

An expansive park built above Rozelle's multibillion-dollar spaghetti junction interchange has been closed after asbestos was found in garden mulch around a children's playground - with the contractor involved confirming the mulch was also used elsewhere in Sydney.

An urgent audit was under way to determine what other sites could be affected by what the premier, Chris Minns, described as a toxic substance".

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