The Eastern Seaboard project also provides a clear demonstration of the effects of industrial pollution in an area of heavy industrial development. Since the beginnings of investment and development of this area, there have been continual reports of environmental problems, health issues for local communities relating to air emissions, illegal use of public land, problems with disposal of industrial wastes, disregard for zoning restrictions, accumulation of pollutants in coastal habitats and in fish stock in the Gulf of Thailand, and industrial accidents.