The National Water Services Commission (SPAN) has ordered the immediate shutdown of the Ayer Ganda, Gerik water treatment plant, after traces of arsenic poison was discovered.<br /><br />SPAN chairman Charles Santiago said at the Parliament lobby on Thursday that the commission had requested the Health Ministry to send a special team to investigate the extent of the problem and see if the exposure is a health threat to residents.<br /><br />Read more at https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2019/04/11/arsenic-poisoning-in-gerik-water-plant-facility-ordered-to-shut-down-immediately/
