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A fund for toxic waste
Oped, Editorial, Published on 24/04/2024
» Accidents involving toxic waste are not unusual in Thailand. With weak law enforcement and irresponsible operators, Thai society has been affected by several accidents and threats caused by toxic waste management or the lack thereof.
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Cadmium plan lacking
Oped, Editorial, Published on 16/04/2024
» In an effort to quash the public health scare that followed the discovery of illegal cadmium tailings that were illegally transported from Tak to several locations around the capital, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has ordered the toxic waste be returned to its source.
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Klity Creek revisited
Oped, Editorial, Published on 24/01/2024
» Despite a court victory for cleanup efforts and an investment of over 800 million baht of taxpayers' money to rid Klity Creek of toxic lead sediment, the creek remains as polluted as ever.
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Klity Creek lead levels are 'on the decline'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/01/2024
» The level of lead contamination in Kanchanaburi Province's Klity Creek has fallen and the affected sediment is still being cleaned up, according to the Department of Pollution Control.
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Klity Creek residents renew demand for lead removal
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 16/01/2024
» KANCHANABURI: Long-suffering residents of Klity Creek affected by lead pollution in Thong Pha Phum district are stepping up pressure on the Pollution Control Department (PCD) to get rid of the remaining toxic sediment.
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Too late to save Klity Creek
News, Published on 08/03/2021
» Pollution in Klity Creek in the deep forest of Kanchanaburi has been a health and environmental threat for villagers who have relied on its water for consumption for decades. Three years ago, authorities launched a cleanup -- the first state-supervised environmental cleanup in Thailand. The second and final part of this series aims to explore how it is going.
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Klity Creek lead cleanup stumbles
News, Published on 28/02/2021
» Pollution in Klity Creek in the deep forest of Kanchanaburi province has been a health and environmental threat for villagers who relied for water consumption for decades. Three years ago, authorities launched a cleanup -- the first state-supervised environmental cleanup in Thailand. This series aims to explore how it is going.
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Klity Creek rehab 'done by August'
News, Published on 17/06/2020
» The Pollution Control Department (PCD) said on Tuesday that its clean-up of Klity Creek in Kanchanaburi -- which has been slammed by locals and conservationist as inadequate -- will be completed by August.
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Return of lead contamination to Klity Creek prompts locals to lodge petition
News, Published on 19/04/2020
» Villagers affected by lead contamination in Klity Creek in Thong Pha Phum district in Kanchanaburi have petitioned the Administrative Court to suspend the rehabilitation scheme after lead sediment was once again detected in the water.
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Mining firm told to pay B6.8m damages
News, Post Reporters, Published on 09/05/2018
» Lead Concentrates Co has been ordered to pay 6.8 million baht in compensation to the Pollution Control Department (PCD) for releasing lead waste into the already-contaminated Klity Creek in Kanchanaburi, causing damage to people's health.
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