People living near mines seek to get blood tests

[Lite Beer]

People living near mines seek to get blood tests
TANPISIT LERDBAMRUNGCHAI
THE NATION

BANGKOK: -- THOUSANDS WANT ADVANCED CHECK-UPS AFTER HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION FOUND

RESIDENTS LIVING near three gold mines in Phichit, Phitsanulok and Sara Buri provinces yesterday made a joint request with Central Institute of Forensic Science (CIFS) - seeking advanced blood tests for 6,000 people after initial results found 282 villagers had excessive heavy metal levels in their blood.

Thirty representatives met with CIFS director Khunying Pornthip Rojjanasunan at its Bangkok compound to make the request. The ratio of heavy metals found in villagers was regarded as high, as the 282 villagers were nearly half of a total of 731 given random tests.

Pornthip said it was the first time that a blood test, which cost the CIFS Bt1,000 each, was conducted on such a large number at one time. She suggested to the group that they make a joint request to the PM's Office Ministry, as that was easier for the CIFS administratively to help them with the tests for all the 6,000 people.

She said it was "worrying" that children were among 282 people with excessive heavy metal found in their blood, and explained that everybody was at risk of developing abnormalities in their DNA or having cancer, and exposure could cause birth defects in later generations.

Another group of villagers converged at the Department of Primary Industries and Mines to ask that an risk fund of Akara Resources Plc, which operates a number of those mines, contribute some money to help or rehabilitate people with heavy metals found in their blood or affected by other problems.

The firm has deposited Bt10 million annually to this fund and the total amount should now reach Bt100 million, they said, during a meeting with department officials.

The department issued an order on January 13 requiring the firm to stop operations at a mine in Phichit, pending a probe into the blood test results and whether the mining |had caused health hazards to villagers.

This occurred after the CIFS gave blood test results showing that 282 villagers had excessive heavy metals in their blood to the provincial governor.

In December last year, four villagers with suspicious health problems in Thab Khlo district, where a mine is sited, signed an agreement with the CIFS offering their bodies to be examined after they die to try to find out if toxic waste from the mine killed them.

Two others have made a similar offer to the CIFS.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/People-living-near-mines-seek-to-get-blood-tests-30252092.html

-- The Nation 2015-01-17

[chainarong]

People are quite within their rights to ask for a blood test if you live near a mining operation , though one wonders just how much rights you actually have in Thailand , the shonky , shoddy way mining is carried out it is time to come up to international standards , the Australian sister company "Kingsgate Resources" should be thoroughly ashamed of themselves and if this operation was in your home state of South Australia it would be shut down permanently, time for the Mines , Health and Environmental Departments to smarten up and take responsibility the length of time for action to be taken, you are remiss in your duty of care to the people of Thailand.

[h90]

People are quite within their rights to ask for a blood test if you live near a mining operation , though one wonders just how much rights you actually have in Thailand , the shonky , shoddy way mining is carried out it is time to come up to international standards , the Australian sister company "Kingsgate Resources" should be thoroughly ashamed of themselves and if this operation was in your home state of South Australia it would be shut down permanently, time for the Mines , Health and Environmental Departments to smarten up and take responsibility the length of time for action to be taken, you are remiss in your duty of care to the people of Thailand.

Being ashamed isn't something known to such people.

[BSJ]

And now they want to open a gold mine up on the hill about a kilometre from the wife's house....and the rest of the village. The subterranean water we pump out of the well originates up there.

If the mine goes ahead the whole village will be in trouble.

[smedly]

CIFS director Khunying Pornthip Rojjanasunan is one cool hot lady

I think she should run for PM next election

[Time Traveller]

CIFS director Khunying Pornthip Rojjanasunan is one cool hot lady

I think she should run for PM next election

She's a nutter. 100% crackhead or something. She openly supported the continued use of the GT200 bomb scanners AFTER it was proven that they are a hoax and after the UK and USA ruled them fraudulent and the sale of them illegal. She risked the lives of people by supporting their use. Who knows how many people were killed by bombs inthe south of thailand because of soldiers using such junk..

[maidee]

you know in advance what the tests will say

NOT MORE THAN AVERAGE THAI

thanks to pollution, that is everywhere

and smoke season did not even start yet