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Posted Fri Oct 17 2008: from Courier-Mail (Australia): Narangba toxic waste still unknown, admits company http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1224253576 A company treating dangerous toxic waste admits it does not know exactly what chemicals are stored on its site at the Narangba Industrial Estate. A cleanup of previous contamination at the BCD Technologies plant is still months away from being completed, despite the spill being discovered late last year.... The Environmental Protection Agency has confirmed that an audit it conducted found drums of unidentified material left by the previous owner of the company. Some drums were later found to contain carcinogenic polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs. [Read more stories about: PCBs] New!: Your Quips: Mike says: "And they were fined a total of $1500. Gosh!" Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

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