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| Subject: OZschwitz water 'authorities' in cover-up after residents get sick Sat Feb 16, 2013 8:30 pm | |
| SYDNEY WATER has been accused of covering up the real cause of a surge of contaminated drinking water that was pumped into hundreds of homes, causing serious symptoms including vomiting and dizziness.
The scare - which included reports of the water smelling like gas or petrol and people experiencing numbness in the mouth after drinking it - has sparked calls for an immediate investigation into what NSW authorities know about the incident.
It tasted like Dettol and smelled like gas.
The pollution scare occurred on December 28 and affected homes in 85 streets stretching from Botany, Pagewood and Rosebery to Eastlakes. Fairfax Media understands that there were about 100 complaints and a health warning was issued for residents not to drink the water.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/murky-rationale-on-tainted-taps-20130216-2ejy2.html#ixzz2L7EbmVK2
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