NSW government ‘very concerned’ about asbestos found in Sydney landscaping soil
by Catie McLeod and Lisa Cox from on (#6N4DV)
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The NSW government is very concerned" that asbestos has been found in landscaping soil bought in Sydney, the environment minister has said.
A Guardian Australia investigation revealed this week that contaminated soil fill products were on sale at landscape and garden stores, a decade after NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) investigators first raised concerns about potential contamination.
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