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Arsenic exceeds safety limit in Kok, Sai rivers
Post Reporters, Published on 15/02/2026
» Arsenic levels exceeding the safety threshold of 0.01 milligrammes per litre (mg/l) have been detected in parts of the Kok River and its tributaries, says the Pollution Control Department's (PCD) 15th report on water and sediment quality.
Mekong arsenic levels 'safe'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/12/2025
» BUENG KAN: Recent water quality tests have confirmed the Mekong River is safe, with arsenic levels within acceptable standards, a senior local environmental official said.
Mekong arsenic levels deemed safe
Post Reporters, Published on 20/12/2025
» BUENG KAN - Recent water quality tests have confirmed the Mekong River is safe, with arsenic levels within acceptable limits, according to a senior local environmental official.
River test reveals arsenic
Post Reporters, Published on 23/11/2025
» MAE HONG SON: The Pollution Control Department (PCD) has detected arsenic contamination above safety limits at all 13 monitoring points along the Salween River in Mae Hong Son, following reports of unusually cloudy water.
Pollution control centre could tend to rivers
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/08/2025
» Conservationists are demanding the government establish a pollution control centre in Chiang Rai province to tackle arsenic contamination in the Kok and Mekong rivers.
Prasert plots Myanmar talks on Kok River
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/05/2025
» CHIANG RAI: Deputy Prime Minister Prasert Jantararuangtong said he would travel to meet with Myanmar authorities to discuss issues of arsenic and heavy metal contamination in the Kok River.
Trouble beneath the calm surface
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/05/2025
» Under the scorching sun, the Kok River glimmers as it winds its way through the northern provinces of Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai, before flowing into the Mekong River. Once a lifeline for local farms, fisheries, and tourism, the river is now a source of fear and uncertainty.
Chinese arrested for possession of hazardous materials
News, Post Reporters, Published on 27/01/2025
» Two Chinese nationals were arrested in Chachoengsao for the illegal possession of hazardous materials, the Natural Resource and Environmental Crime Suppression Division (NED) said.
Rayong seafood 'safe to eat', says ministry
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/02/2022
» The Ministry of Public Health yesterday assured the public that seafood taken from the sea in Rayong is safe to eat because a recent oil spill in the area has been cleaned up.
Arsenic levels fall since mining end
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/09/2020
» A new finalised study that was completed in 2019 has found that the levels of arsenic in children living near a gold mine that was shut three years ago dropped sharply since an earlier study in 2016.