Agricultural Soil Acidification (Australia) & PCB Contamination (Washington State)

Linc Energy Mining Company and Agricultural Soil Acidification


Australian Mining Company Probed for Massive Land Contamination - Leaked Report
(RT.com; August 11, 2015)
http://www.rt.com/news/312147-australia-chinchilla-pollution-mining/

Linc Energy:  Secret Report Reveals Toxic Legacy of Coal Gasification Trials Near SE Queensland Town of Chinchilla 
(Mark SOLOMONS and Mark WILLACY, ABC.net.au; August 10, 2015)

N. B.:  Links to a 7 minute 30 second video, the "Key findings" from the 335 paged report by GILBERT & SUTHERLAND Consultants, and Scientists from the University of Queensland; as well as the "Inspector's Statement" and "Workers Statements and Linc Energy Response in Full" are all embedded and available for perusal within the aforementioned ABC News article.


Linc Energy Allegedly Failed to Report Series of Dangerous Gas Leaks at Chinchilla Plant, Court Documents Reveal
(Mark SOLOMONS and Mark WILLACY, ABC.net.au; March 16, 2015)
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-17/linc-energy-accuse-failing-report-series-of-dangerous-leaks/6323850


Monsanto and PCB Contamination


Spokane sues Monsanto for PCB Contamination
(Nicholas DESHAIS, The Spokesman-Review; August 3, 2015)
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2015/aug/03/spokane-sues-monsanto-pcb-contamination/

Monsanto Denies Liability in Spokane River Pollution Suit
(KREM Staff, KREM.com; August 5, 2015)
http://www.krem.com/story/news/local/spokane-county/2015/08/05/monsanto-denies-liability--spokane-pollution-suit/31178273/


Website


PCBs Polychlorinated Biphenyls
(GreenFacts:  Facts on Health and the Environment)
http://www.greenfacts.org/en/pcbs/


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