Chemicals in Sg Kim Kim can cause cancer, warn experts
The Fire and Rescue Department’s Hazmat unit cleaning up Sg Kim Kim, where toxic waste was illegally dumped, yesterday. More than 1,000 people have fallen ill since March 7. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, March 15, 2019.
SOME chemicals in the waste dumped into Sg Kim Kim in Pasir Gudang are carcinogenic, while others can cause respiratory problems and skin irritation, said experts. Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Minister Yeo Bee Yin identified the chemical compounds as methane, hydrogen chloride, acrylonitrile, acrolein, benzene, toluene, xylene and limonene.
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