'Law on discharge of contaminants into rivers needs improvement'


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 29 Aug 2019

JOHOR BARU: Regulations under the Environmental Quality Act on th elimits of contaminants that can be discharged into rivers need immediate improvement, says water quality specialist Dr Zaki Zainudin.

He said the current control approach has shortcomings and don't guarantee the preservation of rivers and other water bodies.

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