“While it is possible for marine life to breed in the area after three years, they would still be in a polluted habitat.”

Harinder said the organisms would adapt to the waters but the number of species in the area would be fewer and toxin would still be present in their system.

He said the damage would not stop there as the toxin absorbed by marine life would then be passed on in the food chain.

Pahang coast affected by bauxite mining ‘doomed for three years’, says scientist

PETALING JAYA, Jan 3 — The bauxite-contaminated red sea off the Pahang coastal area is bound to be a “dead sea” for up to three years. Malaysian Society of Marine Sciences chairman Dr Harinder


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