Sungai Buah still contaminated and poses serious health threat

Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar (centre) with a sample of water taken from the contaminated Sungai Buah, Negri Sembilan as Wong (left) and Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Azmin Ali look on. Starpix by K.K SHAM

KUALA LUMPUR: Sungai Buah in Nilai which flows into Sungai Semenyih is still contaminated with a highly poisonous substance, 4-Bromo Diphenyl Ether, forcing the Selangor government to disrupt water supply for the third time this month.

"It is highly poisonous and that is why dead fish were found floating nearby," said Elizabeth Wong, executive councillor for tourism, environment, green technology and consumer affairs.