	{"id":104012,"date":"2024-09-14T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/?p=104012"},"modified":"2024-09-11T19:21:09","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T09:21:09","slug":"be-careful-with-coloured-dye-epa-warns-tradies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/news\/be-careful-with-coloured-dye-epa-warns-tradies\/","title":{"rendered":"Be careful with coloured dye, EPA warns tradies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A SERIES of incidents that turned creeks and stormwater drains bright blue, green or orange has prompted a call to plumbers and other tradies in south-west Victoria to be extra careful with the coloured marker dye they use in their work.<\/p>\n<p>According to EPA Victoria, the dye, called fluorescein, is non-toxic but very concentrated so even where it does not affect the environment, it can still cause problems by diverting EPA investigators from more serious pollution.<\/p>\n<p>EPA south-west Victoria regional manager Carolyn Francis said it could also be distressing for communities and Traditional Owners to see natural waterways stained an unnatural colour.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Fluorescein is most often used by plumbers to check pipe connections or spot leaks. It is useful and non-toxic, but it is also highly concentrated, so it&#8217;s easy to overdo it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;EPA will investigate any contaminant in a waterway in case it&#8217;s a hazardous chemical, but this year we&#8217;ve responded to numerous incidents involving fluorescein that took up investigators&#8217; time and could easily have been prevented.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That means tradies being extra careful when using fluorescein. If you accidently use too much or notice it entering the stormwater system, report it to EPA.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She said the fluorescein incidents were a visual demonstration of how the community&#8217;s streets, gutters and drains were pathways to the\u00a0region&#8217;s waterways.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Anything you wash into a stormwater drain will end up in our creeks, rivers and oceans. 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