11
Aug
Taiwan, Kaohsiung City
The Dashe Petrochemical Industrial Park, operates very closely to the local community. The major pollutants are Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), which cause ...
11
Aug
Taiwan, Taixi Mailiao
In the Taixi and Mailiao Townships, near the Sixth Naphtha Cracker of Formosa Plastics, many members of the community fish.
The native fishermen have seen c...
11
Aug
Taiwan, Taixi Village Dacheng Township
The Sixth Naphtha Cracker Complex of Formosa Plastics Corp (FPC) is about 5 kilometers away from Taixi Village. In the slow summer, the wind blows from the sou...
11
Aug
Bangladesh, Dhaka
The Buriganga River was once used as the main source of water supply for Dhaka's residents. Due to devastating pollution it now can no longer be used as a sour...
30
Aug
Sri Lanka, Negombo
On 20 May 2021, the X-Press Pearl caught fire off the coast of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Carrying 297 tonnes of heavy fuel and 51 tonnes of marine fuel, the vessel a...
30
Aug
Malaysia, Kuala Langat
The existence of a chain of big waste-processing companies near people’s houses and a school in Jenjarom, Kuala Langat confers significant discomfort. Resident...
25
Aug
Indonesia, Karawang
The limestone factory in Karawang collects international imported waste, which is mostly used plastic, to use it as fuel for the incineration process. Local vi...
25
Aug
Indonesia, Lakardowo Village
Black smoke rises from the chimney of the active incinerator of Lakardowo Village in Indonesia. The smell is so bad, that the local community suffers from dizz...
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