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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Tamsin Rose and Catie McLeod

Sydney asbestos crisis: largest EPA probe ever with hundreds of sites potentially contaminated

An asbestos sign at Victoria Park in Sydney.
An asbestos sign at Victoria Park. Hundreds of sites could be contaminated with the EPA investigating mulch supply chains. Photograph: Dan Himbrechts/EPA

An investigation into the growing New South Wales asbestos scandal has become the state environmental watchdog’s biggest-ever probe with hundreds of sites potentially contaminated including parks, schools, train stations and suburban back yards.

A surge workforce of public servants and firefighters will assist the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) as it expands its criminal investigation into mulch found to contain asbestos across Sydney and regional NSW.

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