Long-Term Impact of Chemical Spill Unclear

29 September 2012
The Cambodia Daily
Agriculture and fishing / Energy / Environment and natural resources / Fishing, fisheries and aquaculture / Rivers and lakes / Water resources
chemical spill / Crown Beverage Can (Cambodia) Ltd. / environment / environmental damage / Fishing / Kompong Chhnang / rivers / Toxic chemicals / toxic spill / water / water contamination

The long-term impact of 6 tons of toxic chemicals that spilled into a stream in Kompong Chhnang province on Tuesday, killing several hundred kilograms of fish, is still unclear, the provincial department of environment said on Friday. The chemicals, identified as the cleaning agents Ridoline 560, Ridoline 120, and Aldoline, which are used to clear beer cans, are highly toxic, according to Dusseldorf-based Henkel, one of the main producers of the chemicals. Kompong Chhnang provincial court prosecutor Tinh Vibol said the chemicals were destined for the Crown Beverage Can (Cambodia) Ltd. in Phnom Penh. … Mr. Vibol … said the Crown company would have to pay for damage to the bridge and the cost of cleaning up the chemical spill.