Bangkok Post
Toxic flood worries in industrial Prachin Buri
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PRACHIN BURI - Flooding in this eastern industrial province has raised concerns beyond the natural disaster itself, centred on contaminants from factory waste mixing with floodwater and posing a risk to people's lives.
Key facts
- PRACHIN BURI - Flooding in this eastern industrial province has raised concerns beyond the natural disaster itself, centred on contaminants from factory waste mixing with floodwater and posing a risk to people's lives.
- The area of greatest concern is Si Maha Phot district, which has many waste-sorting, recycling and landfill facilities, according to Dr Thiti Sawaengtham, director-general of the Department of Health.
- Disaster zones have been declared in seven districts, affecting 55,286 households
- Concerns arose after stagnant floodwater across a wide area was found to emit foul odours and display a rainbow-coloured sheen on its surface, believed to have come from flood runoff from factories and industrial waste landfill sites, Dr
Summary
The area of greatest concern is Si Maha Phot district, which has many waste-sorting, recycling and landfill facilities, according to Dr Thiti Sawaengtham, director-general of the Department of Health.
Concerns arose after stagnant floodwater across a wide area was found to emit foul odours and display a rainbow-coloured sheen on its surface, believed to have come from flood runoff from factories and industrial waste landfill sites, Dr Thiti said.