DEC: Esperance lead


	Esperance lead issue updates


	The Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) recognises the high level of interest in the Esperance community following mass bird deaths. Government response to report on Esperance lead pollution The Western Australian Government has released its response to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly Education and Health Standing Committee�s report in relation to the cause and extent of lead pollution in the Esperance area. The response includes an outline of the steps the Government will take to lift standards and to better manage the transport and export of potentially dangerous goods through WA Ports. Download the Esperance Inquiry Response (2007-11-29 09:21:32 823.68 Kb)

FAQs and fact sheets

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	Lead Issue Update - Issue 4 Size: 256kb Publish Date: 31-DEC-2007 11:10 AM Esperance Response Co-ordinator winds up role





	Lead Issue Update - Issue 3 Size: 496kb Publish Date: 21-SEP-2007 10:25 AM The report of the Parliamentary inquiry into the cause and extent of the lead pollution in Esperance area was released on 6 September 2007. The report can be accessed through the Parliament of Western Australia website on www.parliament.wa.gov.au/index.htm

	Lead Issue Update - Issue 2 Size: 178kb Publish Date: 28-JUN-2007 09:44 AM A new advisory group has been formed in Esperance to create a conduit for information about lead and nickel contamination between the Government and the local community.

	Lead Issue Update - Issue 1 Size: 101kb Publish Date: 12-JUN-2007 09:22 AM Initial testing by agencies for lead and nickel contamination in Esperance is to be followed up with a comprehensive health and ecological risk assessment.

	Esperance fact sheet 3: Widening the Esperance investigation Size: 71kb Publish Date: 16-APR-2007 11:15 AM Mass bird deaths in Esperance starting last December sparked a wide environmental investigation by the Department of Environment and Conservation to determine the source of the lead that was revealed to have killed the birds, and the extent of the problem.

	Esperance fact sheet 2: Environmental regulation in WA Size: 57kb Publish Date: 16-APR-2007 11:12 AM The Department of Environment and Conservation is responsible under the Environmental Protection Act 1986 for licensing or registering industrial premises.

	Esperance fact sheet 1: The bird deaths investigation Size: 57kb Publish Date: 16-APR-2007 11:09 AM A summary of the investigation into deaths of large numbers of native birds in the Esperance area from December 2006 to April 2007.

	UPDATE: Esperance Bird Deaths Update and FAQs Size: 27kb Publish Date: 23-MAR-2007 04:16 PM Frequently asked questions about the bird deaths around Esperance in early 2007.

The Department of Health has provided a fact sheet in relation to public health matters associated with the bird deaths. Click here to view.

Environmental Protection Notices

Results: Items 1 - 2 of 2

	Environmental Protection Notice - DEC 02 of 2007 Size: 716kb Publish Date: 20-NOV-2007 09:45 AM EPN DEC 02/2007 - Esperance Port Authority, 9 October 2007

	Environmental Protection Notice - DEC 03 of 2007 Size: 329kb Publish Date: 20-NOV-2007 09:42 AM EPN DEC 03/2007 - Esperance Port Authority, 25 October 2007

Media releases

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	Esperance lead issue update Size: 17kb Publish Date: 25-MAY-2007 03:41 PM Further soil testing in Esperance, at sites including schools and park playgrounds, has detected lead levels well below health and environmental trigger levels.

	Nickel loading monitoring at Esperance Port completed Size: 17kb Publish Date: 07-MAY-2007 06:56 PM DEC industry regulation officers closely monitored nickel loading at the weekend for dust and odour emissions.

	Stringent monitoring in place for Esperance nickel loading Size: 16kb Publish Date: 04-MAY-2007 02:21 PM Department of Environment and Conservation inspection officers will closely monitor the loading of a shipment of nickel in Esperance Port today and tomorrow.

	Esperance information day Size: 16kb Publish Date: 10-APR-2007 12:45 PM Esperance residents will be able to find out the latest information about the lead issue at a public information day this Saturday.

	Esperance lead issue update Size: 19kb Publish Date: 04-APR-2007 01:52 PM Isotope testing on samples taken in Esperance have matched the lead in the samples of material transported into and out of the town.

	Esperance � initial results Size: 116kb Publish Date: 26-MAR-2007 06:28 PM Marine sediment samples collected from the seabed directly under the Esperance Port Authority�s discharge pipe have returned very high lead and nickel levels.

	DEC to monitor nickel loading Size: 17kb Publish Date: 21-MAR-2007 04:42 PM The Department of Environment and Conservation will be closely monitoring nickel loading at the Esperance port next Monday.

	Esperance testing and investigation update Size: 99kb Publish Date: 19-MAR-2007 05:37 PM Analysis has begun in Perth and eastern States laboratories on samples taken from the Esperance townsite over the past few days.

	DEC issues pollution prevention notice Size: 18kb Publish Date: 15-MAR-2007 10:55 AM The Department of Environment and Conservation has served a Section 73A Prevention Notice on the Esperance Port Authority to prevent it receiving and shipping lead carbonate.

	Esperance bird deaths update Size: 100kb Publish Date: 13-MAR-2007 06:19 PM The Department of Environment and Conservation was advised this afternoon that tests on bird samples collected last week from Esperance have shown lead poisoning was the likely cause of death.

	Esperance bird death test results Size: 32kb Publish Date: 09-MAR-2007 06:57 PM Testing to determine the cause of mass bird deaths in the Esperance area suggests the small number of birds tested died of lead poisoning.

	Esperance bird deaths update Size: 16kb Publish Date: 01-FEB-2007 05:00 PM Post mortem examinations into the cause of the mass death of the birds in the Esperance area have so far been inconclusive.

	DEC investigates further bird deaths Size: 17kb Publish Date: 17-JAN-2007 02:28 PM The Department of Environment and Conservation is investigating a further report of bird deaths in the State�s south-west.

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