25 June 2019
JOHOR BARU, June 25 — Four of the 30 chemical factories, which were short-listed by the enforcement authorities for inspection, following the incidents of breathing difficulty and vomiting in Pasir Gudang since Thursday, were inspected by the state Department of Environment , this afternoon. Based on observation, DOE used equipment such as Multirae Lite Gas Detector and a GASMET machine to record air quality outside the factories.
“GASMET is the most advanced machine used to detect main gases and, to date, we only have two units,’’ said the DOE officer heading the operation who declined to be named.
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