Slurry state
However, further inquiry revealed that in fact it is discharged only half that distance (800m) into the Firth of Forth (i.e. just off Seafield).
During the “bathing season” this effluent is given extra treatment to kill bacteria.
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Hide AdSolid waste is dried and turned into a “cake”, which is then loaded into lorries and taken away to landfill sites and forestry land. It can also be taken to certain farms, where it is used as fertiliser for industrial crops.
Every day, about 150 tonnes of cake are removed from Seafield.
Am I alone in thinking that these methods of disposal are not sufficiently safe?
Steuart Campbell
Dovecot Loan
Edinburgh