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Arsenic 133 times above legal level found in Aughinish Alumina groundwater

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Conor Gallagher
Arsenic 133 times above legal level found in Aughinish Alumina groundwater
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An investigation has revealed that groundwater beneath the Aughinish Alumina refinery in Ireland contains high levels of contaminants, including arsenic and aluminium. Despite these findings, the EPA has not taken enforcement action against the company.

Groundwater beneath the Aughinish Alumina refinery in Co Limerick contains contaminants that are up to 4,700 times the thresholds permitted under law, an Irish Times investigation has found .

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