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Residents​ ​Protest​ ​Toxic​ ​Cloud​ ​Over​ ​Sirhowy​ ​Valley Blackwood,​​September​​23Rd Residents protest toxic cloud over Sirhowy Valley ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Blackwood, September 23rd, 2017 — Protesters will call on the Welsh Government to respect local ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ opposition to a waste treatment facility that would heat waste at the Nine Mile Point Industrial Estate. The ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Lower Sirhowy Valley Residents Group and concerned residents will be protesting to stop the new facility ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ which would pump a dangerous pollutant called Nitrogen Dioxide directly into the valley and to allow over a ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ hundred heavy lorries to use the already congested B4251 road each day. The protest will take place on ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ the steps of the Senedd building on Wednesday 27th September at midday. A letter of complaint addressed ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ to the Assembly will be handed to Rhianon Passmore AM. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Nine Mile Point colliery was the site of the former coal mine which closed in 1964. Miners who worked at ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ the colliery remember when the cloud layer was down, the Coal Board would not allow men underground ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ because the ‘atmospherics’ would not let the underground gas escape into the atmosphere. We now know ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ this to be a meteorological condition called ‘temperature inversion’. This is a lesson from history which was ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ forgotten by the Caerphilly Council’s Planning Department when they approved the original planning ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ application. Nitrogen Dioxide, a brown foul smelling gas is already recorded to be above the safe limit of forty ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ micrograms per cubic metre along the B4251, even before the facility is built. Breathing in raised levels of ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ nitrogen dioxide increases the likelihood of respiratory problems. Nitrogen dioxide inflames the lining of the ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ lungs, and it can reduce immunity to lung infections. People with pre-existing respiratory problems are at ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ greater risk of increased complications leading to hospitalisation. Others may have worse wheezing, ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ coughing, colds, flu and bronchitis. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ The Lower Sirhowy Valley, incorporating the villages of Wattsville, Morrisville, Cwmfelinfach and Ynysddu, ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ is susceptible to frequent temperature inversion. This traps pollutants in the valley. A facility that will ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ exhaust unknown quantities of Nitrogen Dioxide into the air will be harmful to the thousands of residents in ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ways that have not been fully investigated as part of the application for the permit.The World Health ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Organisation (WHO) states that there are no safe limits of Particulate Matter1. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ “What do we tell Wendy of Cwmfelinfach, who already suffers from asthma, Eddie from Cwmfelinfach who ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ is on oxygen or Kelly from Wattsville concerns for her son who has recently been hospitalised with ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ respiratory issues? Do we need to tell them they have to leave the valley they have lived in all their lives for ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ the sake of their health?” says former Ynysddu ward councillor and Chair of the Lower Sirhowy Valley ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Communities Partnership, Jan Jones. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ “It is a fact that our valley has been identified as being within the top 10% category for Poor Health in Wales ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 2” says Cwmfelinfach resident Sean Phillips. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ “An inversion acts like a lid, keeping normal rising of air from penetrating through the lid. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ One dangerous effect is the trapping of pollutants below the inversion, allowing them to build up” says ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ retired pharmacist and local resident, Allan Sharpe “There are 150 days throughout the year where we ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ have temperature inversion in our valley3”. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 1 World Health Organization, 2013. The Health Effects of Particulate Matter, page 6 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/189051/Health-effects-of-particulate-matter-final-Eng.pdf 2 According to the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 3 According to Natural Resources Wales - principal adviser to Welsh Government about issues relating to the ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ environment and its natural resources ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ “The B4251 passes through the valley and through the villages which already suffer congestion and ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ pollution exceeding the legal limit.” says local Councillor Philippa Marsden “Heavy goods vehicles travelling ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ to and from the proposed facility have been estimated as being as many as 104 trips per day or four ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ vehicles per hour”. ​ ​ ​ ​ Contacts Jan Jones ​ ​ Lower Sirhowy Valley Residents Group ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 01495 201171 ​ ​ [email protected] Chris Nial ​ ​ Hyderus Cyfyngedig ​ ​ 01495 200196 ​ ​ [email protected] About the Lower Sirhowy Valley Residents Group ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ The Lower Sirhowy Valley Residents Group is a Local Residents Group based in the beautiful Lower ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Sirhowy Valley, home to the Sirhowy Valley Country Park, a very popular place for walking or cycling and ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ the Flatwoods Meadows Local Nature Reserve alongside the Sirhowy River. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ About Hyderus Cyfyngedig ​ ​ ​ ​ A strategic communications consultancy based in Cwmfelinfach specialising in health and environmental ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ issues. Hyderus works for UK and global clients including the European Commission, Johns Hopkins ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ University School of Public Health, the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and the World ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Health Organization. ​ ​ — END — ​ ​ ​ ​ .
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