Asbestos-contaminated mulch found at 75 sites across Sydney, watchdog finds
by Tamsin Rose NSW state correspondent from Environment | The Guardian on (#6K4NA)
Focus turns to criminal investigation after NSW Environment Protection Authority completes its trawl through the supply chain
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Mulch contaminated with asbestos has been found at 75 sites across greater Sydney, with the New South Wales environmental watchdog turning focus to its criminal investigation after the completion of contact tracing.
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) will on Thursday announce it has finished tracking mulch through the complex supply chain after asbestos was first discovered by a parent in mulch at a park in the inner west more than two months ago.
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