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PM orders return of toxic waste
News, Published on 11/04/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has ordered relevant parties to ensure cadmium tailings recently found at various locations are transported back to Tak by the month's end, said government spokesman Chai Watcharonke.
Another 1,000 tonnes of cadmium found in Samut Sakhon
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 09/04/2024
» Police have discovered another 1,000 tonnes of carcinogenic cadmium at a depot in Samut Sakhon and are looking for at least 1,500 more tonnes that are still unaccounted for.
Crisis in waste management
Oped, Editorial, Published on 09/04/2024
» The sight of our officials and ministers frantically searching for carcinogenic cadmium tailings is a reminder of how hopeless the state's toxic waste policy management has been. Without a major revamp, similar problems will only recur.
8 factory workers found with cadmium poisoning
News, Published on 09/04/2024
» Excessive cadmium levels have been found in eight workers at a smelting factory in Samut Sakhon province, where mishandled cadmium waste was first discovered last week, as officials continue to check for contamination in two provinces.
Excessive cadmium levels found in foundry workers
Post Reporters, Published on 08/04/2024
» Excessive cadmium levels have been found in workers at the foundries in Samut Sakhon province where mishandled cadmium waste was first discovered last week, as officials continue to check for contamination in two provinces.
Search for missing cadmium goes on
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 08/04/2024
» Officials continue to search for the remaining 3,256 tonnes of carcinogenic cadmium waste illegally moved from Tak province, after tracing a total of 10,194 tonnes so far.
More toxic cadmium found, another 2,500 tonnes still sought
Post Reporters, Published on 07/04/2024
» Officials have found a total of about 10,500 tonnes of carcinogenic cadmium waste illegally sourced from Tak province, and are seeking another 2,500 tonnes.
Search is on for lost cadmium
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 07/04/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Saturday ordered a swift investigation into the disappearance of 11,000 tonnes of cadmium waste from a smelting factory in Samut Sakhon.
Cadmium waste missing
News, Published on 06/04/2024
» The Ministry of Industry is investigating the disappearance of more than 10,000 tonnes of cadmium tailings stored at a smelting factory in Samut Sakhon.
Police warn of hazardous cadmium waste dust
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 05/04/2024
» The police Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) has warned that 15,000 tonnes of mishandled cadmium waste in two provinces may be hazardous because it is in the form of dust and could easily contaminate the environment.