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Cobh's toxic dump - photos

category cork | environment | feature author Friday July 04, 2008 20:23author by John Jefferiesauthor email jefferiesjj at hotmail dot comauthor address Cobhauthor phone (086) 300 4573 Report this post to the editors

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For almost a week now the media has been full of stories about toxic waste found at the former Irish Steel (aka Irish Ispat) site on Haulbowline, including the statistical evidence that Cobh town, a few hundred metres away, has a cancer incidence rate which is 44% above the national average.

These photos were taken at 8.45am Thursday morning, 3rd July - there appeared to be one person on site at the time (see photo below). However life and work continued as usual at the naval base next door, in Cobh town and Ringaskiddy. Photo 5 shows the now levelled site of the old furnace hall which is the large building shown on some television reports - also the proximity of this to the main Naval Mess Hall and playing pitches on Haulbowline - and the National Maritime College at Ringaskiddy (photo background).

I will let the photographs speak for themselves. I had to reduce the resolution somewhat to comply with Indymedia posting guidelines but they are clear testament of the seriousness of the situation.

Cobh's Pier Head (foreground) shows how close it is to town
Cobh's Pier Head (foreground) shows how close it is to town

Fenced off areas on slag heap - are these the toxic zones?
Fenced off areas on slag heap - are these the toxic zones?

More fenced off areas - arrow shows worker on site today (3/7/08)
More fenced off areas - arrow shows worker on site today (3/7/08)

Levelled site of old furnace hall
Levelled site of old furnace hall

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   Trusting "the experts"     Stuart    Thu Jul 03, 2008 19:10 
   Possible solutions?     John Baker    Thu Jul 03, 2008 22:36 
   The old adage ...     Maura Harrington    Fri Jul 04, 2008 01:38 
   thanks     lulu    Fri Jul 04, 2008 10:18 
   Close up of fenced off areas     JJ    Fri Jul 04, 2008 11:22 
   Limitations of the expert report     Stuart    Sat Jul 05, 2008 21:30 
   They make me sick     maire    Sun Jul 06, 2008 00:43 
   Health vs Contaminant survey     Stuart    Sun Jul 06, 2008 12:15 
   Health issues     maire    Tue Jul 08, 2008 10:51 
 10   Lack of enforcement     Rational Ecologist    Tue Jul 08, 2008 15:00 
 11   Sadly...     Miriam    Tue Jul 08, 2008 15:18 
 12   To Miriam     Rational Ecologist    Tue Jul 08, 2008 16:16 
 13   peaceful direct actions     maire    Tue Jul 08, 2008 17:08 
 14   'We will have to wait...to find out'     Miriam    Tue Jul 08, 2008 18:11 
 15   Why alway pic on CHASE??     confucus    Tue Jul 08, 2008 23:07 
 16   Wasting time.     maire    Tue Jul 08, 2008 23:51 
 17   To Maire     Rational Ecologist    Wed Jul 09, 2008 10:06 
 18   Proposals and suggestions     John Baker    Wed Jul 09, 2008 12:47 
 19   CHASE have done a good job     Miriam    Wed Jul 09, 2008 13:23 
 20   lack of vision     maire    Wed Jul 09, 2008 16:08 
 21   I'll be glad to be proved wrong     Miriam    Wed Jul 09, 2008 17:13 
 22   Well said Miriam     billy idle    Wed Jul 09, 2008 18:20 
 23   Worth considering?     CHASE Admirer    Wed Jul 09, 2008 18:21 
 24   Diversity of tactics and strategy, unity of goals     John B    Thu Jul 10, 2008 01:05 
 25   People's Forest     John B    Thu Jul 10, 2008 01:28 
 26   That's a great idea John B     Miriam    Thu Jul 10, 2008 05:38 
 27   There's got to be a morning after.     maire    Thu Jul 10, 2008 10:35 
 28   Cobh Cancer rates     TristanH    Mon Apr 04, 2011 10:57 
 29   Cancer rates in Cobh     Tristan Hutchinson    Tue Apr 12, 2011 15:06 


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