Article 6JYJX Queensland school among 25 entities supplied with mulch that could be contaminated with friable asbestos

Queensland school among 25 entities supplied with mulch that could be contaminated with friable asbestos

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Eden Gillespie and Andrew Messenger
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Revelation comes amid NSW asbestos crisis after contaminant found in mulch at more than 60 Sydney locations

A school is one of 25 entities in Queensland's south-east that were supplied mulch that could be contaminated with friable asbestos.

The state's department of environment (DESI) confirmed the dangerous material was found at waste facility NuGrow on 20 February in a proactive investigation by the government after asbestos was discovered at more than 60 sites across New South Wales in what has become an ongoing crisis in that state.

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