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Clive Palmer coal mine poses significant risks to Great Barrier Reef, scientists say
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Clive Palmer is the sole owner of Central Queensland Coal.
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Businessman Clive Palmer s plan to mine coal near the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area has been condemned by Commonwealth-appointed experts who say they see no way to remove the proposal s threat to the reef.
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It says the mine risks causing significant and irreversible damage
CQC says its own draft EIS finds no significant impact to the reef
The Independent Expert Scientific Committee (IESC) has expressed extreme concern about the proposed Central Queensland Coal (CQC) project, which it said posed very significant risks to reef waters and other internationally recognised assets .
In a report published in the journal
Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, reef water quality expert Jon Brodie and fisheries veterinarian Matt Landos said that 50 individual pesticide residues had been detected in the Great Barrier Reef waterways. Eleven of these, including atrazine, exceeded water quality guidelines.
The researchers questioned the practices of the
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicine Authority (APVMA), which is responsible for the regulation and licensing of chemicals. The pair blamed the agency’s loose pesticide regulation and poor management of the reef catchment areas in Queensland for the contamination of the reef.
Loose regulation enabling use of pesticides banned in other countries