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Waste blamed for Koh Lan's green waters
News, Post Reporters, Published on 31/07/2023
» CHON BURI: Wastewater discharged from Koh Lan is the major cause of the plankton bloom that turned the sea smelly and green, said the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) on Sunday.
J.B.P. and Thai Watsadu unveil Thailand's first recycled paint
Published on 13/07/2023
» J.B.P. International Paint Company Limited, Thailand's leading manufacturer and distributor of industrial paints and coatings, has partnered with CRC Thai Watsadu Company Limited, a home improvement subsidiary of Central Retail Corporation, and other stakeholders in the supply chain to address environmental concerns sustainably.
Burst dam upsets Odesa beach plan
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 09/07/2023
» Last summer, the beaches that ring the port city of Odesa in southern Ukraine were crowded with volunteers packing sandbags under bluffs where troops were positioned in machine gun nests as the threat of a Russian amphibious assault still loomed.
'Frankenstein chemicals' trump 'forever chemicals'
Oped, Published on 07/07/2023
» Health fads come and go, but drinking more water (and less beer and soda) is one of the few things that's unequivocally good for the human body. It should be as easy as putting a glass under the tap, but what kinds of potentially harmful chemicals lurk there? News that 3M is paying more than US$10 billion (351 billion baht) to clean "forever chemicals" from municipal drinking water isn't helping our confidence.
Towards a global summit of the future?
News, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 19/06/2023
» If international plans are on course, there will be a global Summit of the Future (SOF) in 2024 at the UN General Assembly. Given that 2023 is already witnessing various global activities for the 30-year milestone of the 1993 Vienna World Conference on Human Rights, as well as a summit on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), what could be the value-added of the SOF? And perhaps the value-subtracted?
Life and death on the Dnieper River
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 28/05/2023
» The thunder of artillery echoes night and day over the mighty Dnieper River as it winds its way through southern Ukraine. With Russian and Ukrainian forces squared off on opposite banks, fighters have replaced fishermen, surveillance drones circle overhead and mines line the marshy embankments.
Plastic showers in the forecast
Published on 25/05/2023
» PARIS: Diplomats from 175 countries gathering in Paris for talks on a global plastics treaty starting on Monday may want to pack an umbrella, but not just because there is a chance of rain.
Stinky seaweed plagues French Caribbean beaches
Published on 02/05/2023
» CAPESTERRE-BELLE-EAU, Guadeloupe: Jose Viator was hoping tourists would flock to his beachside bar on the French archipelago of Guadeloupe, but he has been forced to close because of stinky brown seaweed.
Challenges in tackling PM2.5 crisis
Oped, Published on 12/04/2023
» Chiang Mai has repeatedly been named the world's most air-polluted city this year. Not exactly a title to be envious about.
‘Fine Particulate Matter’ – A harmful air pollutant and pressing global problem
Published on 11/04/2023
» Air pollution is a global problem that many countries are facing. Advances in technology and increased emissions from vehicles, industries, and waste management are identified as major causes of air pollution, especially fine particulate matter or PM2.5. Thailand’s 24-hour and annual average of PM2.5 levels are above the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) guideline level, which poses risks to people’s health in the country.