Ammonia gas leak in Sungai Petani did not exceed danger levels, says Environment Dept


ALOR SETAR: The ammonia gas leak from a factory producing rubber products in the Bakar Arang Industrial Area, Sungai Petani, on Thursday (June 27) did not exceed danger levels set by the Occupational Health and Safety Department, said the Kedah Environment Department.

The department's director, Sharifah Zakiah Syed Sahab, said that based on samples taken at 3.39pm, gas readings in the leakage area, the red zone, were between six to eight particles per million (ppm).

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