JOHOR BAHRU: Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad today allayed fears that the Sungai Kim Kim chemical waste pollution would have a long-term chronic effect on victims’ health.
He said the toxicity of the chemical waste is low and not fatal.
“The dosage is not too serious, not something that is chronic in nature, where long-term exposure can cause cancer,” he told a press conference after visiting the Medic Base at the Pasir Gudang Municipal Council Indoor Stadium here.
Dzulkefly said his ministry will conduct a study based on the collated patients’ data to monitor their heath status.