Gamma spectrum water monitoring system to be installed in four areas to monitor radioactivity levels

Chang (second right) being briefed on the gamma spectrum water monitoring system at the UMS station in Kota Kinabalu on Tuesday (Aug 29).

KOTA KINABALU: The government is planning to install the gamma spectrum water monitoring system in Langkawi, Johor, Pahang and Sandakan, Sabah to monitor radioactivity levels in Malaysian waters, says Chang Lih Kang.

The Science, Technology and Innovation Minister said this was in addition to the station already established at the Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) jetty here at the end of June.