UNIVERSITY STACK
“High Level Of Pollution”
The level of air pollution from the coal boiler at Ham University was such that the Health Department, acting on the complaints of residents in the area, had promised to test the air with a sulphur recorder, the president of the New Zealand Clean Air Society (Mr R. P. Densem) said in comment on a statement in “The Press” by the secretary of the West Coast Composite Coal Committee (Mr R. F. Beadle) that all that could be seen from the boiler-house stack at Ham was a wisp of vapour.
“I . disagree with Mr Beadle,” Mr Densem said. “His statement implies that the boiler does not pollute the air. Quite a lot of sulphur dioxide is discharged and is noticeable by its distinct smell, indicating a high level of the chemical in the air.” Mr Densem said that this corroded metals and damaged paint. The liquid effluent discharged from the boiler-house into the Otarakana Stream, a tributary of the Avon River, at times discoloured the water. It had been noticed that the trout population of the stream was much smaller than before the erection of the boiler-house.
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Press, Volume CX, Issue 32199, 19 January 1970, Page 10
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