BANGKOK: So far, a total of 19 workers have been admitted to Samut Sakhon Hospital to be treated for cadmium exposure, a senior Public Health Ministry official said.
Dr Kitti Kanpirom, an inspector for Public Health Area 5, told reporters that 19 workers from two Samut Sakhon factories, where smuggled cadmium waste was found, are being treated for cadmium and zinc exposure.
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