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[9] [10] The spread of the toxic fumes was aided by hot weather combined with strong winds, which made more people sick. [10] The Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department director-general Mohammad Hamdan Wahid explained that the further spread of toxic fumes could have been prevented if the illegally dumped chemicals found earlier were immediately ...
The Batang Hari (Indonesian: Sungai Batanghari) is the longest river in Sumatra island, [4] Indonesia, about 600 kilometres (370 mi) northwest of the capital Jakarta. [5]
Within the sciences, the word "contamination" can take on a variety of subtle differences in meaning, whether the contaminant is a solid or a liquid, [3] as well as the variance of environment the contaminant is found to be in. [2] A contaminant may even be more abstract, as in the case of an unwanted energy source that may interfere with a process. [2]
Kali Bekasi (Bekasi River) is a river that originates from a confluence of the Cikeas and Cileungsi rivers in the south of the border between the city of Bekasi and Bogor Regency.
The Pulai River (Malay: Sungai Pulai) is a river in Johor, Malaysia. It runs from Mount Pulai in Kulai District until Tanjung Pelepas, draining into the Tebrau Straits. At its mouth lies the single largest seagrass bed in Malaysia, [2] which extends all the way to Pulau Merambong. Sungai Pulai is also a mangrove forest reserve. [3]
Coarse particles (PM 10), with diameters between 2.5 and 10 micrometers, are inhalable and can deposit in the upper airways, including the nose, throat, and bronchi. [154] Exposure to PM 10 is associated with respiratory diseases (such as aggravation of asthma, bronchitis, and rhinosinusitis), [ 155 ] cardiovascular effects (such as increased ...
The Selangor water works provides water supply to the state of Selangor as well as the federal territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya in Malaysia.The raw water is sourced mostly from surface water collected by several dams, lakes and rivers, and treated at the nearby water treatment plants.
The air quality in Malaysia is reported as the API (Air Pollutant Index) or in Malay as IPU (Indeks Pencemaran Udara). Four of the index's pollutant components (i.e., carbon monoxide, ozone, nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide) are reported in ppmv but PM 2.5 particulate matter is reported in μg/m 3.