Expanded Environmental Monitoring and Long-Term Health Assessment Program 

Talison Lithium is expanding its environmental monitoring program to support a long-term health assessment. This includes increasing our air monitoring network and collecting water, soil, and vegetation samples within a 10km radius of our Greenbushes Lithium Operation. 

The expanded program has been commissioned following several years of operational expansion at Greenbushes and growing community interest in understanding potential health risks from long-term, cumulative exposure associated with our operations. 

Current monitoring data does not indicate any cause for concern. The Greenbushes Lithium Operation operates under a 24-hour PM10 dust limit of 50µg/m³, as set by the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER). Dust levels are currently monitored at sites north and south of the operation, and internal trigger levels have recently been adjusted to better support compliance with this requirement. 

However, we recognise we do have gaps in our environmental datasets and knowledge base on the long-term cumulative health risks, and we are committed to closing these gaps. 

To support this, Talison Lithium has engaged SAGE Environmental Services, an independent specialist consultancy, to design a sampling program that will deliver a long-term health assessment in line with state and national health standards. 

The assessment will examine: 

• The types of substances to which individuals may be exposed (e.g., metals or particulates associated with mining activities); 

• The potential pathways of exposure (including air, water, soil, and food); 

• The frequency and extent of such exposures; and 

• Estimates whether long-term exposures may increase the risk of adverse health outcomes. 

To make this assessment as robust and meaningful as possible we need the participation of our closest neighbours, those living within a 10km radius of the mine,  

To this end residents, businesses, and community groups within the 10km radius will be invited to take part. Sampling is scheduled to begin in January 2026, during the summer period when dust activity is typically elevated. 

Join Us at the Community Drop-In Session 

Meet the Talison Lithium and SAGE Environmental Services teams at our upcoming community drop-in session. 

Location: RSL Hall, Greenbushes 

Date: 23 October 2025 

Time: 12:30 -  2:30 PM 

Come along to learn more about the expanded environmental monitoring program and the long-term health assessment. This is a great opportunity for those interested in participating to ask questions, share feedback, and speak directly with the teams involved. 

Keep up to date

We’re committed to keeping the community informed. Updates will be made via this webpage. You can also opt in for information to be shared directly to you, or if you have questions through please  contact us at communitysampling@talisonlithium.com. 

Register your interest in participating in the community sampling program

If you are a resident, business, or community organisation located within a 10km radius of the mine and would like to participate in the sampling program, please click here to register your interest.