The former Fruitgrowers Chemical Company (FCC) site in Mapua was considered New Zealand’s worst contaminated site. The soil and groundwater on the site, and the marine sediments where the site borders the estuary, were contaminated from decades of pesticide pollution by the former owners.
The former Fruitgrowers Chemical Company (FCC) site in Mapua was considered New Zealand’s worst contaminated site. The soil and groundwater on the site, and the marine sediments where the site borders the estuary, were contaminated from decades of pesticide pollution by the former owners.