30. Whyalla - AUSTRALIA

Dioxin contaminated waste coming from the facility is dumped into a tailings dam in Spencer Gulf.

Source categories of waste contamination by POPs:

  Metallurgical industry
  Landfilling/dumping/open burning of wastes

Data about POPs levels in different environment compartments:

  Waste residue

POPs - Persistent Organic Pollutants:

  Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (dioxins)