Thailand Pollution Hotspots

sites affected by industrial pollution in Thailand

The web application Hot spots map helps you to obtain information on the pollution of individual localities in the Thailand by toxic substances. Here you will mainly find information about different location, how are affected by pollution, what is the main source of contamination. Data on toxic chemical levels comes from research done by EARTH, Arnika and other scientific organizations.

Map of spots

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Source of contamination

Pesticides production/storage
Waste incineration
Landfilling/dumping/open burnin of wastes
Chemical/petrochemical industry
Mining industry
Cement kiln
Metallurgical and metal processing plants
E-waste recycling plants
Pulp and Paper Production
Plastic Production
Mixed source
Others

Toxic chemicals levels

Soil and dust
Sediment
Waste residues (ash, slag, etc.)
Food (milk, eggs, vegetables, etc.)
Wildlife (fish, crabs, shellfish, etc.)
Human tissues (breast milk, blood, hair, nail, urine)
Air
Water
Others

Pollutants

Heavy metals
Persistent Organic Pollutants
VOCs
PM
Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPHs)
Others

The website is part of the joint project of the NGOs EARTH and Arnika " Public Participation through Citizen Science and EIA System Enhancement ", funded by the European Union (EU) and co-funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic within the framework of the Transition Promotion Programme and Thai Health Promotion Foundation.

Thailand Pollution Hotspots

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