Editing Glenorchy, Tasmania
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==Smelter contamination== |
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The [[Risdon Zinc Works]] (trading as Nyrstar Hobart) at nearby [[Lutana, Tasmania|Lutana]], which has been in operation since 1917, continues to produce heavy metal contaminants affecting the air, land and estuary waters surrounding [[Greater Hobart]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://tasmaniantimes.com/2021/02/from-the-archives-the-state-of-the-derwent/ |title=From the archives: the State of the Derwent |date=2006-05-29 |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=[[Tasmanian Times]] |last=Obendorf |first=David |
The [[Risdon Zinc Works]] (trading as Nyrstar Hobart) at nearby [[Lutana, Tasmania|Lutana]], which has been in operation since 1917, continues to produce heavy metal contaminants affecting the air, land and estuary waters surrounding [[Greater Hobart]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://tasmaniantimes.com/2021/02/from-the-archives-the-state-of-the-derwent/ |title=From the archives: the State of the Derwent |date=2006-05-29 |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=[[Tasmanian Times]] |last=Obendorf |first=David}}</ref> |
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Drawing from data complied in the [[National Pollutant Inventory]], a report by the [[Australian Conservation Foundation]] placed Hobart at number 6 of Australia's most polluted cities in 2018. The data identified medium levels of [[air pollution]] in postcodes 7009 (Lutana, [[Derwent Park, Tasmania|Derwent Park]], [[Moonah, Tasmania|Moonah]], [[West Moonah, Tasmania|West Moonah]]) and 7010 (Glenorchy, [[Rosetta, Tasmania|Rosetta]], [[Montrose, Tasmania|Montrose]], [[Goodwood, Tasmania|Goodwood]], [[Dowsing Point, Tasmania|Dowsing Point]]) with average air contaminate readings of 40% {{NOx}} ([[nitric oxide]] ({{chem|NO}}) and [[nitrogen dioxide]] ({{chem|NO|2}})), and [[sulfur dioxide]] (SO<sub>2</sub>) contributing 57% of airborne emissions.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://apo.org.au/sites/default/files/resource-files/2018-11/apo-nid203811.pdf |title=The Dirty Truth: Australia’s Most Polluted Postcodes |date=2018-11-01 |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=[[Australian Conservation Foundation]] |
Drawing from data complied in the [[National Pollutant Inventory]], a report by the [[Australian Conservation Foundation]] placed Hobart at number 6 of Australia's most polluted cities in 2018. The data identified medium levels of [[air pollution]] in postcodes 7009 (Lutana, [[Derwent Park, Tasmania|Derwent Park]], [[Moonah, Tasmania|Moonah]], [[West Moonah, Tasmania|West Moonah]]) and 7010 (Glenorchy, [[Rosetta, Tasmania|Rosetta]], [[Montrose, Tasmania|Montrose]], [[Goodwood, Tasmania|Goodwood]], [[Dowsing Point, Tasmania|Dowsing Point]]) with average air contaminate readings of 40% {{NOx}} ([[nitric oxide]] ({{chem|NO}}) and [[nitrogen dioxide]] ({{chem|NO|2}})), and [[sulfur dioxide]] (SO<sub>2</sub>) contributing 57% of airborne emissions.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://apo.org.au/sites/default/files/resource-files/2018-11/apo-nid203811.pdf |title=The Dirty Truth: Australia’s Most Polluted Postcodes |date=2018-11-01 |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=[[Australian Conservation Foundation]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-11-16/australian-pollution-mapped-by-postcodes/10478620 |title=Australia's pollution mapped by postcode reveals nation's 'dirty truth' |date=2018-11-16 |access-date=2023-05-22 |publisher=ABC News|location=Australia |last=Hermant |first=Norman |last2=Clark |first2=Emily}}</ref> |
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The Tasmanian Planning Scheme does not mandate the [[Glenorchy City Council]] to notify prospective buyers about potential land contamination within the City of Glenorchy.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.gcc.tas.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Notification-to-Purchasers-of-Contaminated-Land-in-Lutana-Policy-2022.pdf |title=NOTIFICATION TO PURCHASERS: CONTAMINATED LAND IN LUTANA |date=2022-03-28 |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=[[Glenorchy City Council]] |
The Tasmanian Planning Scheme does not mandate the [[Glenorchy City Council]] to notify prospective buyers about potential land contamination within the City of Glenorchy.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.gcc.tas.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Notification-to-Purchasers-of-Contaminated-Land-in-Lutana-Policy-2022.pdf |title=NOTIFICATION TO PURCHASERS: CONTAMINATED LAND IN LUTANA |date=2022-03-28 |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=[[Glenorchy City Council]]}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*[https://shawfactor.com/gazetteer/tasmania/glenorchy/ Australian Places (Monash University): Glenorchy, Tasmania] |
*[https://shawfactor.com/gazetteer/tasmania/glenorchy/ Australian Places (Monash University): Glenorchy, Tasmania] |
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*http://profile.id.com.au/glenorchy |
*http://profile.id.com.au/glenorchy |
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{{Hobart suburbs}} |
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