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Samantha Lock

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Double testing failed to pick up asbestos in park mulch | Mind Blowing Facts

Thirteen samples of mulch contaminated with asbestos have been found across the parkland. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

Asbestos-laden mulch installed at a new Sydney parkland required two rounds of testing before it was laid down, but the checks failed to detect the potentially hazardous material.

Thirteen contaminated samples have been found across the Rozelle Parklands since Wednesday after a child brought home asbestos from the inner-city site, prompting their carer to alert authorities.

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