Aitutaki lagoon is only metres from the island's old rubbish dump. Toxic materials including car batteries can be seen disintegrating, yet no analysis of possible toxic contamination of the lagoon has been conducted. Leachate from the dump as well as overflowing septic tanks are blamed for algal growth around the lagoon.
JACQUI BARRINGTON
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Forest and Bird, Issue 279, 1 February 1996, Page 28
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53Aitutaki lagoon is only metres from the island's old rubbish dump. Toxic materials including car batteries can be seen disintegrating, yet no analysis of possible toxic contamination of the lagoon has been conducted. Leachate from the dump as well as overflowing septic tanks are blamed for algal growth around the lagoon. JACQUI BARRINGTON Forest and Bird, Issue 279, 1 February 1996, Page 28
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