Polluted water spilling over the Wentworth Falls is threatening the survival of rare conifers which rely on highly oxygenated water at the base of the falls. On the banks of streams below sewerage outlets, native plants are being choked by exotic weeds which thrive on the nutrientrich effluent.
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Press, 29 January 1988, Page 17
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48Polluted water spilling over the Wentworth Falls is threatening the survival of rare conifers which rely on highly oxygenated water at the base of the falls. On the banks of streams below sewerage outlets, native plants are being choked by exotic weeds which thrive on the nutrientrich effluent. Press, 29 January 1988, Page 17
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