在新卡斯尔之家,铅和其他毒素在污染联系得到证实近10年之后依然存在,没有进行广泛的检测或补救。 Lead and other toxins persist in Newcastle homes nearly a decade after pollution links were confirmed, with no widespread testing or remediation.

在纽卡斯尔的下亨特地区居民区,铅、铜、铬和锌等有毒污染物在研究与原BHP钢铁厂和其他地点的工业污染有关后将近十年后仍然在上升。 Toxic contaminants like lead, copper, chromium, and zinc remain elevated in residential areas of Newcastle’s Lower Hunter region nearly a decade after studies linked them to industrial pollution from former BHP steelworks and other sites. 研究发现,在88%的家庭土壤样本中,铅含量超过安全限值,有些粉尘样本的浓度比正常水平高十倍,很大一部分铅很容易被人体吸收。 Research found lead levels exceeding safe limits in 88% of home soil samples, with some dust samples showing levels up to ten times higher than normal, and a significant portion of lead being easily absorbable by the body. 尽管存在这些风险,但补救工作仍侧重于指定地点,未解决广泛、扩散的污染问题。 Despite these risks, remediation has focused on designated sites, leaving widespread, diffuse contamination unaddressed. 随着邻里区变得更加可取,居民日益表示关切,但污染问题仍未得到充分宣传。 Residents express growing concern as neighborhoods become more desirable, yet pollution issues remain underpublicized. 与Wolloongong和Kembla港不同的是,那里有免费的土壤测试,Newcastle没有类似的方案。 Unlike in Wollongong and Port Kembla, where free soil testing is available, Newcastle lacks a similar program. 新南威尔士州环保局通过特定地点的控制措施管理遗留污染,包括第149条风险警告证书,但许多房主仍然不知道或者没有资源来评估自己土地上的污染情况。 The NSW EPA manages legacy pollution through site-specific controls, including Section 149 certificates warning of risks, but many homeowners remain unaware or without resources to assess contamination on their own land.