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Cobh's toxic dump - photos

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Friday July 04, 2008 20:23

by John Jefferies

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For almost a week now the media has been full of stories about toxic waste found at the former Irish Steel (aka Irish Ispat) site on Haulbowline, including the statistical evidence that Cobh town, a few hundred metres away, has a cancer incidence rate which is 44% above the national average.

These photos were taken at 8.45am Thursday morning, 3rd July - there appeared to be one person on site at the time (see photo below). However life and work continued as usual at the naval base next door, in Cobh town and Ringaskiddy. Photo 5 shows the now levelled site of the old furnace hall which is the large building shown on some television reports - also the proximity of this to the main Naval Mess Hall and playing pitches on Haulbowline - and the National Maritime College at Ringaskiddy (photo background).

I will let the photographs speak for themselves. I had to reduce the resolution somewhat to comply with Indymedia posting guidelines but they are clear testament of the seriousness of the situation.

Cobh's Pier Head (foreground) shows how close it is to town

Fenced off areas on slag heap - are these the toxic zones?

More fenced off areas - arrow shows worker on site today (3/7/08)

Levelled site of old furnace hall

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Comments (29 of 29)

#	Title	Author	Date
1	Trusting "the experts"	Stuart	Thu Jul 03, 2008 19:10
2	Possible solutions?	John Baker	Thu Jul 03, 2008 22:36
3	The old adage ...	Maura Harrington	Fri Jul 04, 2008 01:38
4	thanks	lulu	Fri Jul 04, 2008 10:18
5	Close up of fenced off areas	JJ	Fri Jul 04, 2008 11:22
6	Limitations of the expert report	Stuart	Sat Jul 05, 2008 21:30
7	They make me sick	maire	Sun Jul 06, 2008 00:43
8	Health vs Contaminant survey	Stuart	Sun Jul 06, 2008 12:15
9	Health issues	maire	Tue Jul 08, 2008 10:51
10	Lack of enforcement	Rational Ecologist	Tue Jul 08, 2008 15:00
11	Sadly...	Miriam	Tue Jul 08, 2008 15:18
12	To Miriam	Rational Ecologist	Tue Jul 08, 2008 16:16
13	peaceful direct actions	maire	Tue Jul 08, 2008 17:08
14	'We will have to wait...to find out'	Miriam	Tue Jul 08, 2008 18:11
15	Why alway pic on CHASE??	confucus	Tue Jul 08, 2008 23:07
16	Wasting time.	maire	Tue Jul 08, 2008 23:51
17	To Maire	Rational Ecologist	Wed Jul 09, 2008 10:06
18	Proposals and suggestions	John Baker	Wed Jul 09, 2008 12:47
19	CHASE have done a good job	Miriam	Wed Jul 09, 2008 13:23
20	lack of vision	maire	Wed Jul 09, 2008 16:08
21	I'll be glad to be proved wrong	Miriam	Wed Jul 09, 2008 17:13
22	Well said Miriam	billy idle	Wed Jul 09, 2008 18:20
23	Worth considering?	CHASE Admirer	Wed Jul 09, 2008 18:21
24	Diversity of tactics and strategy, unity of goals	John B	Thu Jul 10, 2008 01:05
25	People's Forest	John B	Thu Jul 10, 2008 01:28
26	That's a great idea John B	Miriam	Thu Jul 10, 2008 05:38
27	There's got to be a morning after.	maire	Thu Jul 10, 2008 10:35
28	Cobh Cancer rates	TristanH	Mon Apr 04, 2011 10:57
29	Cancer rates in Cobh	Tristan Hutchinson	Tue Apr 12, 2011 15:06

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