Jennifer Drysdale submission

4.    Air toxins emitted from service stations include significant quantities of benzene which
      is a known health risk and carcinogen2.

5.    Chlorobenze is formed when benzene comes into contact with Aluminium Chloride at
      room temperature, and Aluminium Chloride is the primary flocking agent in swimming
      pool additives.

6.    Human exposure to Chlorobenzene causes damage to our central nervous system.
      This exposure can be from inhalation (breathing at the pools surface) and
      consumption of contaminated water.

7.    Due to the severe, permanent health hazard to humans (particularly developing
      infants and children) and the risk of exposure to Chlorobenzene, given the close
      proximity of the pool facility, this risk MUST be investigated.

8.    In the circumstances, I consider that the DA should be rejected given that on present
      scientific evidence and having regard to the precautionary principle, the DA cannot be
      acceptably conditioned to mitigate the adverse health impacts outlined above.


Regards
Jennifer Drysdale




2
 (Morales Terrés et al, 2010). See file:///C:/Users/Kelly/Downloads/1-s2.0-S0301479710002574-
main%20(2).pdf