Air pollution: DOE issues detention order to Kulim rubber processing facility


ALOR SETAR: A used rubber processing facility in Kulim has been issued with an Equipment Operation Detention (POK) order after being found responsible for air pollution.

Kedah Environment Department (DOE) director Sharifah Zakiah Syed Sahab reported that investigations revealed the facility's scrubber, intended to control air pollution, was malfunctioning and required maintenance.

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