Heavy metals above safe limits found in some Kok and Mekong fish
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Thailand's Department of Fisheries found heavy metals above safety standards in some fish and other aquatic animals from the Kok and Mekong rivers, Director-General Pinsak Surasawadee said on 13 Nov. He said the results cover only the samples tested. The department will meet two other agencies on 23 Nov.
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Why it matters
The deputy agriculture minister ordered closer monitoring of natural waterways, citing concern for consumers, fish stocks and the incomes of fishers and fish farmers. The department stressed the results apply only to the samples tested.
What's next
The Department of Fisheries, Pollution Control Department and Department of Marine and Coastal Resources will meet on 23 Nov to agree a joint response.
Key dates
- 5 NovProvincial Waterworks Authority cut tap water supply to 14 villages in Mae Sai, Chiang Rai, to 60% of normal after arsenic and high turbidity were found in the Sai River.
- 13 NovDepartment of Fisheries director-general announced heavy metals above safety standards in some Kok and Mekong river samples.
- 23 NovThree agencies are due to meet to agree a joint response and consider a single national monitoring system.
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