The Mataura River flooded in February, threatening the ouvea premix being stored inside the former paper mill building at Mataura. The Environmental Defence Society is filing declaration proceedings in the Environment Court in Christchurch today concerning the storage of ouvea premix in the former paper mill building in Mataura. “We are concerned that if the stored ouvea premix gets wet, it produces ammonia gas which is toxic to humans. One of the outputs of that process is ouvea premix, which has potential use in fertiliser manufacturing and steel production. The EDS’s Environment Court proceedings only involved the ouvea premix at Mataura, which was threatened by floodwaters in February, sparking a civil defence emergency and the town to be evacuated.

Source: Stuff July 05, 2020 17:03 UTC