Asia’s last great free-flowing river faces toxic contamination crisis
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ecotopical.comAsia’s last great free-flowing river faces toxic contamination crisis
The Salween River, Asia’s longest free-flowing waterway that briefly serves as a border between Thailand and Myanmar, is facing a crisis as recent testing has found arsenic levels far exceeding the safe limit set by the World Health Organization. Researchers from Thailand’s Chiang Mai University first raised the alarm in September 2025 after detecting high […]
May 5, 2026. Experts have warned that shellfish from the KIC Salween River should not be eaten as they contain arsenic levels 10 to 20 times higher than the safe level, potentially causing severe poisoning. Thai media reported that Somporn Pengkham, director of the Community-Based Health Impact Assessment (CHIA) Platform, based on a study by the Health Systems Research Institute (HSRI), made the findings public on May 3. The shellfish samples we…
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