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High lead levels detected near Tas recycling plant

Director of Public Health Mark Veitch says authorities are working to determine any potential risks. (Ethan James/AAP PHOTOS)

Environment authorities are investigating elevated levels of lead dust near a recycling facility in Tasmania's north but say there is no harm to the community.

The state's Environment Protection Authority and health department are probing the extent of environmental contamination to determine any actions needed after higher-than-normal levels of lead dust were discovered near a Rocherlea recycling plant.

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