Cambuslang (now a supermarket and housing development) Rosebery Park football ground in Oatlands (now the Glasgow East End Regeneration Route) the former Phoenix Tube Works (latterly Stewarts & Lloyds, at Farme Cross) – it is thought the COPR material had been in another area and was then discarded at this derelict site when the issues became apparent (now a retail park) The issue was highlighted in some detail by the then MP Tommy McAvoy during a debate in the House of Commons in 1995. However, a study published in 1999 and a further study in 2000 suggested there was little evidence that those living in areas contaminated with COPR suffered from poorer health than those in unaffected areas. Effects at Shawfield Within Shawfield the contamination was at its worst. In the late 1960s all visible traces of the works – including Shawfield House which had survived the 150 years of intense industrial activity by serving as an administrative building within the complex – were removed and an industrial estate was constructed in its place. The tenants included factories concerned in food preparation such as the Scottish base of Greggs. However at that time the extent and the severity of the chromium contamination was not known. The spectator bankings of Southcroft Park, the original ground of Glencairn FC, were formed with chromium waste to a significant extent. The waste ground to the rear of the stadium also had a very high level of contamination, which caused great concern as this land fell along the exact route due to be taken by the M74 motorway and would lead to the chemicals being disturbed. The COPR permeates the water table due to its prolonged existence in the soil, with polluted water entering Clyde tributaries the Cityford/West Burn and the Malls Mire/Polmadie Burn (which run along the western side of the site, largely underground) and thereafter flowing into the main river. This may also have led to vegetation at affected sites absorbing the contamination. In 2019, it was observed that the pollution from the residual COPR in the Polmadie Burn was still present to the extent that the water turned green, causing the matter to be discussed by local politicians. Glasgow City Council stated in response that the substance was only of risk if people came into direct contact with the contaminated water, and that measures had been taken to redirect the West Burn