Investigations have revealed that the chemicals found in Sungai Pandan have the potential to harm public health, says Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi.
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00:00Johor Mentri Basar Dato'on Hafiz Ghazi on Monday visited the area around Johor Bahru,
00:07which was hit by odour pollution.
00:10He said investigations revealed that the chemicals found in Sungai Pandan recently had the potential
00:15to harm public health.
00:17He said the chemicals consist of toxic components that had polluted the air and caused unpleasant
00:23smell in the area.
00:25He said a team comprising officials from the Department of Environment and Fire and Rescue
00:30Department identified the chemical residues in the contaminated water samples and will
00:35work on preventing the pollution from spreading to other areas.
00:39He instructed the authorities to bring those responsible for the pollution to justice.
00:55Earlier, some 21 pupils at SK Kampung Maju Jaya experienced nausea, shortness of breath
01:07and dizziness due to being exposed to odour pollution.
01:12Following this, health officials from the campus health clinic have been deployed to
01:16the school to provide medical treatment to the pupils before they were allowed to leave.
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