While air pollution is troubling retired people in Launceston with Asthma, water pollution has been claiming lives of many people for the last 10 years. The sad part is that the impact of killer pollutants cannot be estimated because of the absence of measures determining the level of poisonous and inflammatory elements. The emergency is to combat with the pollutants after detecting their source and replacing the polluted water with a clean water source.
Tracking past history of water pollution, one can only say that suggestions of short-term policies will remain mere suggestions if Government is not aroused even after 10 years of massive health crisis. Read More