The Yanks can move toxic sludge to land so why can’t the Port of Melbourne Corporation?
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In 2004, Astoria's West Mooring Basin tested above the in-water limits for mercury, DDT and the industrial compound PCB, (polychlorinated biphenyl).Tighter regulations for handling contaminated riverbed material have forced the ports of Astoria and Ilwaco to store some of their dredge material on land instead of pumping it all out into the Columbia River shipping channel as they've done in the past. See: http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=56797
All the toxins that the Columbia Solutions Group is concerned about are also present in the sediments currently being dredged from the Yarra…and more...yet the PoMC has been allowed to dump the sludge back in the Bay. So….if it can be stored on land elsewhere in the world, the PoMC just can’t be engaging in “best practice” can it…in spite their claims that they are engaging in best practice?
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