The Department of Environment and Science has just released the results of a long-awaited survey of the Noosa River system dioxin accumulations.
The study found trace levels of tetrachlorodibenzo para dioxin (TCDD) in the sediment were typical for Queensland’s east coast.
Though trace levels of TCDD were identified in sediment samples at 2 of 7 sites (Weyba and Cootharaba) those levels were considered typical for SEQ. Neither TCDD nor other dioxins were identified in the water itself and trace levels in the biota (fish etc) were deemed insufficient to pose a risk to recreational fisher.