A medical company is guilty of air pollution even though there was no standard in place for emissions of the carcinogenic substance emitted from its Sydney factory, the NSW Land and Environment Court has ruled.
Almost none of the million or so chemicals used in Australia are required to carry labelling information on their environmental risks, says a new report for environment ministers that recommends a mandatory national code.
The Federal Government should immediately follow a U.S. move to end the use of endosulfan according to WWF, but Australia's pesticides regulator says it is waiting on environment department advice before deciding whether to take action.
A court yesterday imposed penalties and costs totalling more than $330,000 on a company director who 'walked away' from a massive stockpile of waste chemicals.
