SOP needed to deal with chemical disasters, says Sungai Kim Kim science committee head
Prof Abdull Rahim Mohd Yusoff, who is a Universiti Teknologi Malaysia science faculty dean, urged the government to establish a standard operating procedure for dealing with hazardous chemical disasters. — Picture by Roysten Rueben
“We have an SOP when it comes to natural disasters such as floods, but when comes to incidents involving chemical pollution, we do not have one. Abdull Rahim said his committee had also suggested that a comprehensive air quality monitoring system be put in place in and around Pasir Gudang.
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