The troubled park was due to reopen on Tuesday following the January revelation of asbestos contamination in its mulch. But a new discovery of bacteria in the wetland means some fences will remain at the park.
Blue-green algae have been discovered in the wetlands of the Rozelle Parklands, just days before the troubled area was due to reopen to the public.
The bacteria, which usually sits on the top of bodies of water left stagnant, appear in a blueish colour. Not all forms of the bacteria are poisonous, but some can be deadly to animals that come into contact with affected water. Rozelle Parklands is due to open on Tuesday, but blue-green algae have now been discovered in the wetlands within the park.Fences will be erected around the wetlands, which constitute a major portion of the nearly 10-hectare park in Sydney’s inner west, before the fences that surrounding the whole park are removed on Monday ahead of its Tuesday reopening to the public.
The wetlands are connected to the water treatment facility for the tunnels that sit beneath the park, and in the future will also be connected to the Western Harbour Tunnel.. “There have been reports of skin and eye irritations, nausea, vomiting, muscle weakness or cramps by some people who have swum through algal scum or swallowed it.”While still potentially dangerous, bonded asbestos is unlikely to release the fibres that can cause the deadly asbestosis.
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