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PTT's Crude Oil Disaster, July 2013
PTT's Crude Oil Disaster, July 2013
PTT's Crude Oil Disaster, July 2013
PTT's Crude Oil Disaster, July 2013
PTT's Crude Oil Disaster, July 2013
PTT's Crude Oil Disaster, July 2013
PTT's Crude Oil Disaster, July 2013
PTT's Crude Oil Disaster, July 2013
PTT's Crude Oil Disaster, July 2013
PTT's Crude Oil Disaster, July 2013
PTT's Crude Oil Disaster, July 2013
PTT's Crude Oil Disaster, July 2013
PTT's Crude Oil Disaster, July 2013
PTT's Crude Oil Disaster, July 2013
PTT's Crude Oil Disaster, July 2013
On August 2nd, 2013, PTT Global Chemical Plc (PTTGC) president Bowon Vongsinudom believed the oil spill off Rayong is under control.
On August 7th, 2013, Thailand's Marine and Coastal Resources Department has found that some coral reefs in the oil-slick-affected Ao Phrao area of Koh Samet have been killed off by bleaching, and some marine life had been reduced by up to 20 per cent.
Preliminary results showed that most of the intertidal zone had been tainted by the oil slick. The survey also revealed that about 10 to 20 per cent of marine life in Ao Phrao, especially stone crabs, snails, and oysters, had died.
On August 14th, 2013, Thailand's Pollution Control Department told the press that Mercury levels found in sea water off Ao Phrao beach on Koh Samet were 29 times higher than safety standards allow. The department collected water samples from 12 beaches in the west, north and east of the island.
Two locations had excessive Mercury: Ao Phrao showed 2.9 microgrammes per litre (ug/l) and Ao Thab Tim, opposite Ao Phrao, measured 0.25 ug/l. According to the safety standard Mercury should not be above 0.1 ug/l.
Please avoid swimming in seawater surrounding Ao Phrao and Ao Tub Tim in Rayong province's Koh Samet.
Chulalongkorn University lab tests on seafood found metal contamination in samples from fish markets near Koh Samet.
Thailand's Department of Marine and Coastal Resources, said more than 70% of coral at Ao Phrao had been bleached.
On August 16th, 2013, Thailand's Pollution Control Department revealed that the seawater around Koh Samet shows a level of the Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon (TPH) that is 200 times over the accepted standard.
Contamination of mercury has been detected in seawater surrounding Koh Samet.