Asia’s last great free-flowing river faces toxic contamination crisis

Mongabay
May 7, 2026, 4:21 am103 ptsTrending
The Salween River, Asia’s longest free-flowing waterway that briefly serves as a border between Thailand and Myanmar, is facing a crisis as recent testing has found arsenic levels far exceeding the safe limit set by the World Health Organization. Researchers from Thailand’s Chiang Mai University first…

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