29. Bell Bay, Tasmania - AUSTRALIA

Tasmanian Electro Metallurgical Co Pty Ltd (TEMCO) – a manganese sintering plant is the main source of PCDD/Fs pollution at the site. In addition to air emissions, solid waste may be a significant dioxin pathway. Dioxin levels in soil and fish surrounding the plant, while not very high, are well above background levels recorded in Victoria and New Zealand, demonstrating that dioxin is building up in the surrounding environment.

Source categories of waste contamination by POPs:

  Metallurgical industry

Data about POPs levels in different environment compartments:

  Soil/sediment

POPs - Persistent Organic Pollutants:

  Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (dioxins)