Disposal of chemical
Sir, —- I was concerned about your report and photographs regarding the chemical spillage at Lyttelton. The firemen take all the precautions in burning an empty tin, but first tip the remaining dangerous contents into the Lyttelton Harbour. Are there no areas provided for dangerous wastes to be disposed of? If so, why was this lot tipped into the harbour? — Yours, etC " G. R. CHAMPNESS. Hokitika. May 3, 1974. [Mr J. M. McPhail, general manager of the Lyttelton Harbour Board, replies: “A quantity of about 2| gallons of chloropicrin was emptied into the harbour on the recommendation of the D.S.I.R. as | being the most expeditious | manner to dilute and disperse • this small amount of chemical.”]
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Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33534, 15 May 1974, Page 12
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