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SSHEG is Not Anti Mining or Anti Power Stations

Dr Neville Hodkinson PhD Email:- ssheg@hotmail.com Page 1 Without Prejudice

In 2008 SSHEG called for an Independent Holistic Health Study in the Hunter Valley. “The Community perception was that the increased pace of Industrial development in the somewhat enclosed Hunter Valley is accentuating Human Disease and Sickness, particularly of

  • ur Children”.

SSHEG focused on Pollution Sources from Power Stations and Open Cut Mining Operations with their close proximity to Farming Families and Villages in Rural areas; where ostensively a variety of Diseases were reported by “Near Neighbours”: now considered as “Occupationally Exposed Persons”. Dr Au, our Singleton General Practioner, alerted Health Authorities that School children were over represented with Respiratory Deficiency, observing an apparent association between Poor Air Quality and Community Diseases, particularly Asthma.

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A community-based group looking to address Environmental issues affecting Singleton Shire residents

We seek identification as to what is making our Children and Community Sick so Pollution can be mitigated by OH&S Compliance Orders.

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  • Cocktail of 53 NPI Pollutants identified by SSHEG

Power Stations with Fly Ash -- Arsenic, Chromium, Lead, Cadmium, Mercury. Coal Mining Open Cut/Underground --- Radon, Mine Blast Plumes, Diesel Exhaust Agriculture, Homes, Roads, Forests ----- Pollen, Spores, Fungi, Vapours, Soil, Heaters Hunter Valley Brown Haze --- Aerosols as Sulphate & Nitrates, adhere to PM’s

  • Composition and Toxicity of Gases, Vapours, Aerosols, Dust, Particle Matter

Woodsmoke in Winter

INDUSTRY WOOD SMOKE

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By 2014

(a) “Air Pollution, Particulate Matter & Diesel Exhausts as Group 1 Carcinogens same as Arsenic, Mustard Gas and Radioactivity”. (b) “No Threshold Exposure” of Disease Impact of Pollution. (c) Disease impact more related to “Pollution Rise above Background” rather than absolute Pollution Exposure value. (d) “Life Shortening” Impact of Air Pollution. (e) Diesel in Underground Mines Lung Cancer Risk @ >0.05mg/m3. (f) Mining Diesel Exhausts @ 6x106 pa low sulphur <10ppm fuel used. (g) Three Particulate Matter Classes, PM10-2.5 Coarse, PM2.5 Fine, PM10.

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Mine Diesel 106 litres pa in Hunter

DPM, NOx, THC, NMHC- Soluble (Volatile) Organic Fraction condense on Particle Matter

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What are the SSHEG 2014 Priorities

(a) Elimination of Mine Blasting Plumes into the Atmosphere (b) “Near Neighbours to Mining “as “Occupationally Exposed Persons”. (c) Air Quality Particulate Matter as 15 Minute Avg STEL based. (d) Holistic Air Quality Toxicity – Gases, Vapours, PM’s, as STEL. (d) Air Quality Australian Standards – SSHEG Rural Zones Proposal (e) Scientific Biological versus Air Pollution Asthma Study

  • Pollens, Spores, Fungi, Vapours, Fragrances etc
  • Bushfires & Backburning, Forests, Grasslands, Biomass Smoke etc
  • Domestic Heaters, WoodSmoke

SSHEG PM10 Annual Avg 12ug/m3, Daily Avg 25ug/m3 Proposal PM2.5 Annual Avg 6ug/m3, Daily Avg 15ug/m3 (Rural) PM10-2.5 Annual Avg 8ug/m3, Daily Avg 20ug/m3

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Power Stations Plumes with Fly Ash --Arsenic, Beryllium Chromium,

Rainwater Tanks for Rural Homes Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Zinc

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Mine Blast Plumes ANFO & Diesel, COx, NOx, VOC’s, SOx

K.K. Eltschlager, Pittsgurgh, PA USA “Fugitive Carbon based gases Blasting related or Not”.

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A Picturesque Rural Valley with the Villages

  • f Broke, Fordwich,

Milbrodale and Bulga, Vineyards and Horse Studs.

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Broke School Health Study & MicroValley Cancer Survey

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Agriculture, Homes, Roads, Forests ----- Pollen, Spores, Fungi, Vapours, Soil, Heaters

(a) Biological & Particle Characterisation Calendar(NZ example)

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Hunter Valley Brown Haze ---Aerosols as Sulphate & Nitrates, adhere to PM’

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Dust Storms & Rain Squalls & Rainwater Tanks

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Proposed Hunter Valley Air Quality

Community Advisory Alert

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Short Term Coarse PM Mining Dust effects ASTHMA & Cardiovascular Diseases

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PM FINE PM COARSE PM ULTRA FINE USEPA Dec 2009 FINE Particle Characteristion MINING DIESEL

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Power Stations Diesel Exhaust

Coal Mining DUST

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Camberwell Gassing Incident 2004 Lethridge St. area viewing North

Residents Gassed by Mine Blasting –

If this was a Chimney EPA controls would apply

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