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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Environment
Catie McLeod and Lisa Cox

NSW government ‘very concerned’ about asbestos found in Sydney landscaping soil

Soil samples tested in Sydney
A Guardian Australia investigation revealed this week that asbestos had been found in soil fill products on sale at landscape and garden stores in Sydney. Photograph: Blake Sharp-Wiggins/The Guardian

The NSW government is “very concerned” that asbestos has been found in landscaping soil bought in Sydney, the environment minister has said.

A Guardian Australia investigation revealed this week that contaminated soil fill products were on sale at landscape and garden stores, a decade after NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) investigators first raised concerns about potential contamination.

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