The health of the Swan River has come under serious question after researchers revealed that dolphins that died in the waterway were found to have high levels of the banned chemical dieldrin.A report into the deaths says the levels of dieldrin are among the highest found in marine mammals anywhere in the world.
Photos of the dead mammals show shocking skins lesions, growths and discolouration.
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Anyone for a swim or a peddle on the river?
Now I realise I was very smart to refuse to do so many eskimo rolls during kayaking trips!
Update: Weak ministers blamed for sick river
Update 23 Nov: Old dumps blamed for killing Swan dolphins
More than a dozen former landfill sites dotted on the banks of the Swan River have been identified as the probable source of the toxins that riddled the corpses of six river dolphins.
Update 27 Nov: Council told herbicide safe
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