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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Environment
Eden Gillespie

Australian Conservation Foundation names Mount Isa the most polluted postcode in the country

Mount Isa from the air with visible smokestacks
Residents of Mount Isa say they can sometimes taste sulfur dioxide in the air blowing in from the nearby copper smelter. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

Mount Isa has been named the most polluted postcode in Australia in a new report from the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF).

The ACF said the outback city is one of four Queensland locations listed among the Top 10 most polluted postcodes in the country, alongside Gladstone, Stanwell and Tarong.

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