BAUXITE mining is happening in the Kuantan area without proper control and regulation. Much of it illegal, the get-rich-quick drive is threatening the health of those living in and around the area of Sungai Pengorak and Pantai Pengorak where contamination of the air and waters by very dangerous metals, some radioactive, is getting into the food chain. Bauxite contains highly radioactive uranium, containing high levels of concentrated energy which nuclear fission releases. There is no disputing that it causes cancer, a fact manifest in both the Chernobyl and Fukushima disasters. Bauxite is mined for aluminium but it contains heavy metals including mercury, another poison that can trigger cancer. Then there is arsenic, beryllium, cadmium and many others all detrimental to human health once it is consumed or enters the lungs. The dust is especially dangerous as it can ultimately block the lungs. It also kills aquatic life. The gills of fish get blocked with sediment. And the poisons deposited in the fish affect humans who consume them. That the waters of the river in and around these areas is red is proof of poisoning of the waterways. Tests done on the water samples confirm this.
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