Caustic Soda Leak into Cork Harbour - Jul 02 2005, 9:08 AM "The EPA were advised of the incident in Cork harbour by ADM, Ringaskiddy, on Sunday morning, 3rd July. The company (ADM) advised that 250 tonnes of caustic soda (sodium hydroxide) had leaked into the foreshore of Cork harbour during offloading from a ship. They also made clear that they had followed industry procedures in such circumstances: They took samples from the harbour; they flushed the area with water; they notified the required bodies including the EPA, the South Western Regional Fisheries Board, Cork County Council and the Sanitary Authority.
Refusal to grant waste licence to Roadstone at Blessington - Jul 13 2005, 2:13 PM The Environmental Protection Agency has issued a Proposed Decision to refuse to grant a waste licence to Roadstone Dublin Limited for a landfill at Blessington, County Wicklow.
