Environmental Crisis in Southeast Asia Due to Rare Earth and Heavy Metal Pollution
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Unregulated mining for rare earth metals in Myanmar's Shan state is causing severe environmental pollution in neighboring Thailand's rivers, with hazardous metals like arsenic contaminating water sources used for drinking, farming, and fishing, and threatening regional ecosystems and communities amid ongoing conflict and limited regulation.
- In Myanmar, a rush for rare earth metals is causing a regional environmental disaster NPR
- Rare Earths Mining in Myanmar Is Polluting Thailand’s Kok River The New York Times
- Mekong River Commission detects heavy metal contamination along the Mekong bangkokpost.com
- Laos, Thailand, Myanmar Faces Arsenic Contamination in Mekong River Laotian Times
- Two Chiang Mai children found with high arsenic levels linked to river fish consumption Nation Thailand
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