An internal government agency report raises serious concerns about the health of Lake Macquarie

By Joanne McCarthy
Updated March 12 2019 - 3:25pm, first published 3:12pm
Warnings: Vales Point Power Station on the shores of Lake Macquarie. There are new warnings about consumption of seafood from the lake because of heavy metal concentrations.
Warnings: Vales Point Power Station on the shores of Lake Macquarie. There are new warnings about consumption of seafood from the lake because of heavy metal concentrations.

A NSW Office of Environment and Heritage risk assessment of Lake Macquarie pollution levels warned people should not eat mud crabs from the lake on a weekly basis due to high levels of a heavy metal linked to kidney and liver failure, say documents obtained under freedom of information.

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