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Up to seven million litres of potentially toxic chemicals spilt at Alcoa refinery in Western Australia
Up to seven million litres of potentially toxic chemicals has been spilt at a refinery in Western Australia, prompting an investigation.Workers at Alcoa’s Wagerup Alumina Refinery noticed “a loss of process material” from a tank about 10.30pm on Tuesday. Nobody was injured.
The Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety as well as the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation are now investigating what happened.
An Alcoa spokeswoman said the spill had been contained within the operating…
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