PETALING JAYA: The mix of chemicals dumped into Sg Kim Kim could prove to be a deadly concoction, with experts warning of serious long-term health effects.
The mix of chemicals dumped into Sg Kim Kim could prove to be a deadly concoction, with experts warning of serious long-term health effects.
Prof Dr Yang Farina Abdul Aziz, Senior Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia’s Centre of Water Research and Analysis, said of the chemicals found to have been dumped there, benzene was one of the most hazardous.
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