Air

The air in a valley
Launceston lies in the Tamar valley and is regularly subject to thermal inversions that trap particulates and smells. Gunns want to build the pulp mill in the Tamar valley.

Report by the CSIRO commissioned by the RPDC on the Air Quality issues suggests that the IIS is deficient in many areas.
CSIRO report on air quality 866 Kb

The Australian Medical Association have said that the IIS does not address their concerns over health issues and therefore they do not support the current proposal:
No 473 Australian Medical Association submission 147 Kb

Dr Owen Ingles points out the lack of a proper risk management assessment for the population living within 50km of the proposed pulp mil.
No 73 Dr Owen Ingles submission 137 Kb

Documents sourced from www.rpdc.tas.gov.au