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Well-known solicitor, Gerald Kean has agreed to advise
a number of men who have expressed serious concerns
for their health after working on the Haulbowline Island
toxic waste clean-up.
Reports state that the workers have spoken out about
the methods used to remove contaminated soil from the
former Irish Steel site in Cork Harbour.
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One of the workers said he has serious concerns about the
health of up to 35 men - both Irish and non-national - after
months of exposure to toxic materials.
He said contaminated soil was scooped-up in a special bucket
with holes and was riddled - or shaken vigorously - to separate
rocks from fine dust. The dust was placed in trucks for shipment
to Germany.
�This stuff - this dust - was airborne. It was being blown
during the riddling, during transport and while it was stored�
- he said. �We want to know what we were exposed to, what
was in the soil and what tests or screening we should get.�
The mens' fears arose after it was revealed that traces of
the carcinogen - Chromium 6 - together with lead and
mercury are among an estimated 500,000 tonnes of toxic waste
buried on the island�s East Tip site (Click
Here). It is breached by the tidal waters twice a
day and winds blow dust across the harbour.
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