Mercury rising: Power and poison in northern Thailand

[@5280bj]

Article does not mention the fact that the power plant lacks a common component used to remove 99.99% of mercury in stack emissions. Called a Selective Catalyst Scrubber. Just get the Thai conglomerate to install it.

[@ChaadFairservice20022]

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[@prcr8tion]

This is ASEAN. All talk and zero action. Money is more important than anything else and governments are in cahoot with powerful corporations. Life is cheap. 20 years from now, there will be other documentaries with the same story.

[@thomaskinoshta]

bla bla bla USA is the same with money

[@michaelday135]

Sad but very true. The almighty dollar trumps life.

[@geirwiwansivertsen7981]

Another example how short term (10-20 years) profits beats long-term health and social problems.

[@Mikomido5]

Thailand doesn’t seem to really care about the environment. They have allowed private enterprises to slowly destroy the environment and the air quality in Thailand is horrible.

[@oneleggoalie]

...it's pretty immediate health problems reported by the authorities in Thailand and WHO...the pm2.5 is lethal. 😐

[@adminaccounts807]

That's so bad 👎, hope Thai people will sort this out ❤ 🙏

[@jondoe6926]

@@adminaccounts807 The election was just stolen. Nothing was done. I assure you, there is very sadly, no energy for change on any level. Especially environmental stuff. I don't know if it's the heat, or lack of will power or what it is. But Thai's don't fight for change. They seem too tired.

[@imtheeastgermanguy5431]

​@@Mikomido5you are Thai?

[@senianns9522]

The Chinese are building many different projects in Laos! From toxic mining to Casino's --it's all happening!

[@seatoskyrider2]

Umm, did you watch this? The coal plant is mostly owned by a Thai company. Don't quickly jump on the Anti-Chinese propaganda.

[@laosasean8482]

So what about the white men building the casino, dam and coal plants on the reservation land and black neighborhood in US.

[@patrickp8315]

@@laosasean8482 This is a video about Thailand. Don't mess the US issues with Thai issues. Totally different country.

[@laosasean8482]

@@patrickp8315 because this is western media reporting about the eastern issue i mean Laos and Thailand so I can show him the same thing what happened in US because I used to lived there for 20 years.

[@pedrapgwilym1341]

@@laosasean8482 Leave US issues for US videos. This about Asia.

[@nuttsy3662]

Let’s get this right then. A Thai owned power plant is constructed and now operational in Laos but the fall out of mercury is harming the Thais and agriculture 😮 What was the reason for constructing this plant in Laos in the first place? It’s definitely backfired!

[@bruceedwards4111]

Just read that Lignite Coal is supplied to Mai Mot power station maybe they should do testing for mercury around Chang Mai and surrounding areas .

[@rs5801]

Anyone remember or hear of Minimata disease? Over thirty years of mercury sulfate/methylmercury released into the waters off Minimata, Japan.

[@_Alfa.Bravo_]

That dirty Hungsa powerplant is just 11.26 km from the border of Thailand and 260km from Chiang Mai

[@imtheeastgermanguy5431]

Renewable energy would be better

[@_Alfa.Bravo_]

@@imtheeastgermanguy5431 ... yes, most wind power mills look like small toys in Thailand. Time to build some huge ones. 200m

[@peterreed3104]

If This is Happening in Thailand What is it Like in Laos Near the Plant?

[@Iceyfire12]

Well probably not much since it’s blowing towards thailand! Plus there probably aren’t villages near it compared to Thailand

[@krk111761]

Interesting talking points and much validity to the topic at hand, but is there air, water, soil, analytical data available to share? Is there background surveys taking place, what's the average pH of the rain compared to the rest of the country/surrounding area? Engineers and environmental scientists can figure this all out and come up with a solution, but it won't be cheap.

[@bruceedwards4111]

Interesting, there is a power plant at Ma Mot in northern Thailand this plant services the north of Thailand and it is between Lampang and Chang Mai not sure what type of coal it uses .

[@pedrapgwilym1341]

I'm guessing you mean Mae Mo, NE of Lampang. I don't know what type of coal it uses either but as it is next door a hugh Lignite mine, I can guess.

[@xraylife]

@@pedrapgwilym1341 Burns Lignite of course but that's not the problem. The big problem is villagers setting whole mountains on fire so they can clear the forest for mushroom picking in the wet season.

[@pedrapgwilym1341]

@@xraylife Rubbish. The locals are burning out of economic necessity. Lignite is burned for fuel because relatively wealthy countries like Thailand wont invest in green energy.

[@xraylife]

@@pedrapgwilym1341 They burn whole mountains so they can clear the area and collect mushrooms easily in the next season and sell them to China making millions of baht in the process.

[@Teenagegoogoomuk]

Kinda like shitting in your bed then go back to sleep.

[@cityofgardenerssg318]

This documentary should be about how Thai foreign capital is harming the health of Laotian citizens in Laos. I am sure the health issue is worse in Laos

[@nam1nam241]

It is only 20 kilometers from the border. In the middle of nowhere in Laos The main wind flow here is from the northeast. It means Thailand is the one affected.

[@ThePatriot-gm1fg]

​@nam1nam241 It's right on the border actually. It's 32km by road from the plant or 20km as the crow flies. There is an international border crossing right there in that district.

[@lonewolf7992]

Oil companies hit with backlash after bringing in $200 billion in profits last year

[@bkknoodles68]

Well done. This stuff is too often swept under the rug, especially in this part of the world. Im sure that the villagers really appreciate your efforts.

[@Mikomido5]

Power plants shouldn’t be near any communities. I hope Thai government looks into all neighboring power plants including the ones in the country and does something about it if it’s causing health issues.

[@pojnom5724]

What do you think about all the rice fields near by? Unsafe to eat?

[@gedertonfc]

I would definitely have it analyzed in a lab, as it is a staple food for Thai people.

[@francistan7079]

Its quite disconcerting. The north produces and sells a lot of crops to Bangkok that even tourist will end up buying and eating. If you visit Bangkok you could be eating Mercury already

[@Praphatsorn-r9q]

That pollution will only happen when the wind is blowing south. But most of the year the wind is south or south east -west.

[@108arnont]

Investment by Thai and made in Laos and import to Thai !!!!

[@laosasean8482]

Yes that what exactly in my hometown NT2 Dam in Khammouan province.

[@jimjames5612]

Thank You !

[@WTHH2]

Solution is to install air filtration and proper disposable of collected toxins

[@gilberthoteeyong5486]

Mercury Harvesting and CO2 from Coal Powered Power Plant are the main reasons.

[@bruceedwards4111]

Sorry for miss spelling it is Mai Mot.

[@timothyjohnson1511]

Every person can have their own fuel-less electric generator. Tom Bearden

[@Thongchai-183]

MORE INFO MAE MOH POWER STATION Owner: Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand [100%] Parent: Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand [100.0%] Start Year Range: 1978 - 2026 Total units: 15 Status Capacity (MW) # of units operating 2605 8 of 15 permitted 600 1 of 15 retired 675 6 of 15 This coal fired powerplant is located to the south west of Chiang Mai and had been in operation since 1978. Due to prevailing winds of the region, the south west monsoon wind blows toward Chiang Mai region. Was there any investigation conducted by the "jounnalist" featured here in this video to the "effects" of this particular power plant on the effects of lives in the NE Thailand Region? Perhaps there are data from the relevant Thai Authorities that the "journalist" should look at.

[@superior54]

It's also happening in S.korea outside of Seoul in the farmlands. But there people are being poisoned by bad foreigners putting something in the food or soil. Please investigate

[@walleyperch]

And here we are paying a stupid carbon tax…

[@newolde1]

Yup misdirection at its best.

[@MarcelGesang-id2hi]

It is good time to leave the country. I understand long time. I am happy to come home healthy, even all countries have problems. Time is not easy for all people.

[@dondobbs9302]

Probably (some of) the power I'm using to watch this documentary (here, in Chiang Mai province,) comes from this plant.

[@_Alfa.Bravo_]

The powerplant Nam Phan in Laos is called clean energy project. I doubt that it is better

[@thebigguy5226]

Choose incorrect fuel to produce energy.

[@imtheeastgermanguy5431]

Choose the wrong technology to produce energy

[@letstravelwithsean]

I am in Thailand

[@AgathaLOutahere]

They keep showing video images of water cooling towers emitting condensed H20....the story is legit but there is no need to overdramatize it, either.

[@teanmon9762]

For NGO ..more problem = more money...?no problem=no job?.

[@kennyt3]

Andy Cutler chelation therapy is a safe method to chelate mercury from the body

[@charliezwl]

NGOs will be out & loud if the plant fund by China. As they did stop a hydro power plant decade ago in Myanmar.

[@seatoskyrider2]

Umm, did you watch this? The coal plant is mostly owned by a Thai company. Don't quickly jump on the Anti-Chinese propaganda.

[@SteveSmith-zz4ih]

Steam from the BIG stacks, burn't coal emissions from the skinny stack. In regards to the Data is the burning season being taken into consideration? with crops being burnt and residual herbicide and insecticides going into the Atmosphere via smoke and heat rising etc etc. These all need to be taken into account. Also are those coal fumes being "scrubbed/treated" with new technology? All data needs to be taken into Account look what happened to the alleged data from "The Jab" it was distorted and manipulated to scare People into being injjecttedd. Personal Opinion.

[@nicolelouis8968]

Your opinion is unfortunately a fact.. Data can be covered up and manipulated for Government and Corporate agendas, as was done for the latest mass injections.

[@andyroid7339]

Please name and shame the Thai banks involved. Do the Laos authorities know about this report and that they are 'on the radar'? The least to be done is 'washing' of the emissions (though the 'wash' will probably be discharged into a nearby river).

[@ArabicReja973]

Ask China what it has done in Laos.

[@KenjiEspresso]

Cool well A.I. Will fix it.

[@kumbo77]

If you watch the video, the plant is owned by a Thai company

[@seatoskyrider2]

Umm, did you watch this? The coal plant is mostly owned by a Thai company. Don't quickly jump on the Anti-Chinese propaganda.

[@lonewolf7992]

bot.

[@Naruto-u2k3n]

When they throw shade to filipinos saying how expensive electricity is 😂

[@djvexus]

corruption in thai for this mega project

[@Omz-d4b]

Sounds like they have been spraying there

[@OFF-THE-MEDS]

Just like the British did to the Irish with Sellafield.

[@foilrider2000]

The British did it to their own people, westerly winds blow it in land.

[@tktksportstk4585]

Factory in Laos

[@lonewolf7992]

It possible it is from the bombs dropped on Laos during the Vietnam war?

[@imtheeastgermanguy5431]

Do you know where Thailand is located?

[@drphilgee6430]

Or the Ccp nuclear testing at Lop Nor...

[@imtheeastgermanguy5431]

@@drphilgee6430 if they measure the exhaust gases from this power plant and it shows that there are toxic substances in it than it's proven

[@michaelday135]

@@imtheeastgermanguy5431 yeah right... pigs will fly before that happens..

[@beavischrist5]

Its caused by chemtrails😊

[@KimmyWood]

I had a terrible time in Nong Khai. Headache when in room. Itch all over after shower

[@laosasean8482]

Hell! yeah too much semi truck and car there I mean near the Friendship bridge I was there in 2022.

[@ceejay6417]

I noticed the tap water was different in N khai as it was sourced from the river and without the chemical/bleach smell I experienced in places like khon Kaen or bkk.

[@MCorpReview]

Don’t think the coal has any mercury 😂

[@wubinyang8318]

U can test the waters in Bangkok ，also contaminated with mercury 😂

[@teanmon9762]

mediacorp from Singapore.....i see...😅...

[@zimben8]

The greed and arrogance of some Thai Companies like RATCH,Banpu and other is mind blowing.Money over morals. This is only one example of so many in Thailand and neighboring countries. Thainess. Stop visiting and invest in Thailand,Laos,Burma,Cambodia.

[@mikemegame1]

U eFfed up. Should have waited till mercury was over the limit to start complaining

[@btang7225]

Why? ... Very easy lol. Selfishness and greediness

[@ahnandsrisvanksuk9919]

For what, for your neiboring!

[@nalakirkwood4425]

These beautiful local people, need to start drinking as much cucumber juice as they can to help with the mercury and heavy metals. Even if the Thai government brings cucumbers from further away provinces.🙏

[@imtheeastgermanguy5431]

I rather ask a doctor about this before believing in your opinion

[@nalakirkwood4425]

@@imtheeastgermanguy5431 Good luck with that

[@jozehari2730]

mfs will destroy every little piece of this life

[@YuChiGongG]

This guy needs a shave. He should get into the practice of shaving once each morning, now that he is past puberty.

[@toram6210]

They are making gundam

[@lokesh303101]

Acidic Rain is responsible.

[@foilrider2000]

I noticed my car shines like new after rain in Thailand.

[@larry-notthecableguy]

Governments needs to work together to solve these problems. I wonder why the American media is not talking about this.

[@antongavutti4376]

....if the natives pro USA discover a oil at remote jungle, USA wil surely wil bring colgate toothpaste & spam to the native chief....

[@veclubby]

You can't just assume it's the plant. It's conveniently located nearby but the source of the mercury may be elsewhere

[@williammckeon6521]

Lignite puts out mercury and the mercury count is rising. You may be right, it could be a mercury tree growing by the creek that's causing the problem.

[@geegee6980]

Unintelligent

[@robertnew4568]

There is a much larger lignite power plant in Mae Mo, Lampang Province. Any ill effect from this one? Your “story” is inaccurate and incomplete! Phooey.

[@bydeena]

เทคนิคๆตื้นคือปล่อยควันพิษไปให้ไกลที่สุดจากเตา Release toxic fumes as far away from the stove as possible.

[@jayguru6939]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHiwdJtveqx4lc0si=tacNlTNHDnOxr86A Explains a lot about pollution

[@golfspeednz]

@timnewtontoday