New project aims to lower levels of industrial pollution
Industrial pollution ‘hot-spots’ have been identified in waterways in Phnom Penh, Kandal and Kompong Cham provinces following a five-month period of research as part of a UN-backed effort to encourage companies to adopt cleaner practices. The hot spots – defined as a source of pollution where industrial waste can be discharged into a river directly or through sewage systems that drain into lakes, then rivers – were highlighted between May and September in a bid to promote eco-friendliness. Sokchea Hak, a project coordinator for the UN Industrial Development Organisation (Unido), said the hot spots were found “where most industry is located,” but that “water quality [in the area] is still in good shape.”…
