Biomass firm plans 'polite' private reply to minister's health concerns
Forth Energy, the joint venture company behind plans for a biomass plant at Dundee's waterfront, says it will respond privately to fears of potential health risks raised by public health minister Shona Robison.
- By Bruce Robbins
- Published in the Courier : 18.11.10
- Published online : 18.11.10 @ 09.33am
The Dundee East MSP has sought assurances that emissions from the plant and the thousands of lorries that would be required to deliver fuel to it every year do not pose a risk to the city's inhabitants.
As we reported, Ms Robison has written to Forth Energy and SEPA after reading that the firm's assessment is that up to 14% of Dundee's population, almost 19,000 people, may experience a "small increase" in exposure to nitrogen dioxide.
Forth Energy was asked to respond, but a spokeswoman said that would be done privately out of "politeness."
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