Current land issues
Land and groundwater contamination can impact people’s health and the environment. Find out more about current land issues in Victoria.
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Land and groundwater contamination can impact people’s health and the environment. Often, it’s discovered when there’s a change of land use. For example, from industrial to residential.
Common contaminants include:
EPA works to prevent contamination of the environment. We do this to make sure that we can continue to use land in different ways.
We provide information about known contaminated sites, including:
Contamination from Wangaratta Clay Target Club
Contamination from Wangaratta Clay Target Club archive
Contamination from Winchelsea Gun Club
PFAS in the Maribyrnong River catchment
Lead in Victorian wetlands study
Reviewed 25 October 2019