Mekong arsenic levels 'safe'

Recent water quality tests have confirmed the Mekong River is safe, with arsenic levels within acceptable standards, a senior local environmental official said.

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Saichon Laophakdee, director for environment at the provincial Office of Natural Resources and Environment, said tests of water samples collected between Nov 12 and 17 in Loei, Nong Khai, Bueng Kan and Nakhon Phanom found arsenic levels below 0.010 milligramme per litre (mg/L) at monitoring stations.