“First they should rather look into the chemicals used and released by the factories. Then, they should make the factories become more transparent. This can be done by having laws such as a Pollutant Release and Transfer Register, or PRTR,” says Greenpeace.
All of this raises questions for many riverside residents and the Thai people as a whole. Will they ever know exactly what is in their water? How can they become aware of the pollutants being released from factories? Now can they protect themselves from using contaminated supplies in their everyday lives?