Weed killer company to pay €5,000 to charity over pollution in River Tolka

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An inspector said the firm discharged 5,000 times the limit of glyphosate that should be in groundwater.

The Tolka river at Griffith Park in Dublin. File photo. Image: Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland The Tolka river at Griffith Park in Dublin. File photo. Image: Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland A LEADING WEED killer manufacturing company has been given a chance to avoid a recorded conviction for pollution of local ground water and the River Tolka in Dublin.

Discharges into the Tolka also exceeded the firm’s environmental licence but would have lost concentration in the river, Duggan said in response to a query from Judge Halpin. Questioned by defence counsel Eoghan Cole, the EPA witness agreed that drinking water was not affected, it did not pose a risk to human life or result in a fish kill.

The case had been delayed due to the pandemic and a guilty plea was indicated at an early stage, Cole said.

 

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Probably promised to create 20 new jobs by installing a better waste treatment system by 2030

What a joke of a fine, probably doesn't even cover the cost taking a case against them.

philsella what do you make of this

Fckd up but at least they co operated and spent a quarter of a million to get it right.Should never gave happened I know.

Derisory

$5,000 😂😂😂😂😂 This is a joke, right?

Joke

That told 'em 🤦‍♀️

Is that all for poisoning a river?

Not enough.

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