Wednesday,
13 November 2024
Be careful with bright coloured dye, says EPA

A SERIES of incidents that turned creeks and stormwater drains bright blue, green or orange has prompted a call to plumbers and other tradies across the shire to be extra careful with the coloured marker dye they use in their work.

The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) Victoria says the dye, called fluorescein, is non-toxic but very concentrated, so even where it doesn’t affect the environm...

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