Pollution Control Department Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment T hailand State of Pollution Control Department P Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment ollution 92 Soi Phahon Yothin 7 Phahon Yothin Road Sam Sen Nai Phayathai District Bangkok 10400 Thailand Tel : 66 2298 2000 Fax : 66 2298 2002 http://www.pcd.go.th Report 2007 ISBN 978 - 974 -286 - 642 - 6 Thailand State of Pollution Report 2007 Pollution Control Department Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Published in year 2007 for 4,000 Copies (Thai version 3,000 Copies and English version 1,000 Copies) ISBN 978 - 974 -286 - 642 - 6 Produced by Pollution Control Department 92 Soi Phahon Yothin 7 Phahon Yothin Road, Sam Sen Nai, Phayathai, Bangkok 10400 Thailand Tel: 662 298 2000 Fax: 662 298 2002 e-mail: [email protected] url: http://www.pcd.go.th Printed and bound in Thailand by Rian Boon Press (1988) Ltd., Part Bangkok Preface The Enhancement and Conservation of National Environmental Quality Act B.E. 2535 (1992) prescribes that the Pollution Control Committee must prepare Thailand State of Pollution Report and submit to the National Environment Board annually. Thailand State of Pollution Report 2007 examines the quality of water, air and noise, waste and hazardous chemicals, pollution complaints, environmental compliance and enforcement. The Report also highlights recent insights about the significant pollution incidents and environmental management occurring from January 1, to December 31, 2007. This published information has been obtained from various contributors such as Pollution Control Department, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, Custom Department, Department of Disease Control, Department of Industrial Works, Damrongdrama Center (under the Ministry of Interior) and Office of Natural Resources and Environment Policy and Planning etc. The Pollution Control Committee would like to express its sincere appreciation to all relevant agencies and organizations for their supports in providing the information and comments. The Committee sincerely hopes that information contained in this report will be benefiticially to governmental agencies, private sectors, educational institutes and the general public. This would be the inception of pollution control and will finally contribute to the enhancement of our environment. (Dr. Saksit Tridech) Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Chairman of the Pollution Control Committee Contents 1. Pollution States page 1.1 Surface Water Quality 10 1.2 Groundwater Quality 15 1.3 Coastal Water Quality 17 1.4 Beach Index 23 1.5 Air Quality 25 1.6 Noise Pollution 31 1.7 Municipal Waste 34 1.8 Waste Utilization 38 1.9 Hazardous Waste 42 1.10 Hazardous Chemicals 45 1.11 Chemical Incidents 52 1.12 Pollution Inspection and Enforcement 53 1.13 Pollution Complaints 56 2. Pollution Landmarks 2.1 Death of Fish in Chao Phraya River 66 2.2 Noise Monitoring at Suvarnabhumi Airport 68 2.3 Mitigation of Transboundary Haze in the North 72 Contents 3. Pollution Enhancements page (continued) 3.1 The Project to Mark the Celebration of HM the King 80th Birthday 76 on December 5th, 2007 3.2 The Project of Aluminium Recall to Make Prostheses 81 3.3 Integrated Management of Bang Pa Kong River Basin 82 3.4 Pollution Management in Mab Ta Phut 86 3.5 Global Climate Change and How Thailand Prepares to Handle the Issue 89 3.6 National Management Plan Complying with Stockholm Convention 91 3.7 Strategic Plan on Integrated WEEE Management 92 3.8 The Amendment of The Enhancement and Conservation of 94 National Environmental Quality Act 3.9 The Purchase of Environmental Friendly Products and Services 95 for Government Sector 3.10 The Certified Laboratory, for Testing BOD and COD in Water 98 3.11 Pollution Management Budget 100 4. Pollution Driving Recommendation 4.1 The Recommendation on Water Quality and Wastewater Management 104 4.2 The Recommendation on Air Quality and Noise Management 106 4.3 The Recommendation on Municipal Waste and Hazardous 109 Waste Management 4.4 The Recommendation on Hazardous Chemicals Management 110 Contents page (continued) 5. Annexes 5.1 Annex A: Pollution Laws and Regulations Issued in 2007 - Water Pollution Laws and Regulations 112 - Air and Noise Pollution Laws and Regulations 116 - Municipal Waste and Hazardous Waste Laws and Regulations 121 - Other Environmental Laws and Regulations 137 5.2 Annex B: - Surface Water Quality 145 - Coastal Water Quality 158 Contents Tables Table 1: Surface Water Quality in Percentage throughout Thailand in 2007 10 Table 2: Coastal Water Quality in Inner Gulf of Thailand 19 Table 3: Coastal Water Quality in Eastern Gulf of Thailand 20 Table 4: Coastal Water Quality in Western Gulf of Thailand 21 Table 5: Coastal Water Quality in Andaman Coast 22 Table 6: The Evaluation of the Beach Index in 2007 24 Table 7: Areas with PM10 Problem between 2006-2007 25 Table 8: 24-hour Average Noise Levels during 2006-2007 31 Table 9: Amount of Municipal Waste in 2006-2007 34 Table 10: Industrial Waste Utilization in 2007 40 Table 11: Quantity of Industrial Hazardous Waste Management in 2007 43 Table 12: Number of Organizations Request 13 Digits of Identification 44 Table 13: Organic and Inorganic Substance Importation in 2007 46 Table 14: Quantities of Chemicals or Hazardous Substance Importation under Hazardous 46 Substance Act B.E. 2535 (1992) in 2007, Categorized by Responsible Agencies Table 15: The Top-Ten Industrial Hazardous Chemical Importation under Hazardous 47 Substance Act B.E. 2535 (1992) Table 16: The Top-Ten Agricultural Hazardous Chemical Importation under Hazardous 47 Substance Act B.E. 2535 (1992) Table 17: Number of Patients and Death from Hazardous Chemical Exposure 49 from 1998-2007 Table 18: Statistic of Pollution Complaints, Classified by Type of Pollution in 2007 56 Table 19: Statistic of Top-Ten Provincial Pollution Complaints by 57 Pollution Control Department in 2007 Table 20: Statistic of Top-Ten Provincial Pollution Complaints by 57 the Service Integrated Center of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment in 2007 Table 21 : Statistic of Top-Ten Provincial Pollution Complaints by 58 the Service Center of the Office of Prime Minister in 2007 Table 22: Statistic of Top-Five Provincial Pollution Complaints by Damrongdrama Center, 59 Ministry of Interior in 2007 Table 23: Statistic of Top-Ten Provincial Pollution Complaints by 59 the Department of Industrial Works in 2007 Contents Tables page (continued) Table 24: Statistic of Top-Five Pollution Complaints, Classified by 60 Factory Type from the Department of Industrial Works in 2007 Table 25: Statistic of Top-Five Pollution Complaints, 61 Classified by Districts in Bangkok in 2007 Table 26: Land Use Compatibility Table for Various Values of NEF 70 Table 27: The Purchase of Environmental Friendly Products 95 and Services from 2005 - present Table 28: List of Accredited Laboratories According to ISO/IEC 17025 in the Scope 99 of Accreditation for Testing BOD and COD in Wastewater Contents Figures Figure 1: Surface Water Quality throughout Thailand during 2005-2007 11 Figure 2: Surface Water Quality throughout Thailand in 2007 12 Figure 3: Coastal Water Quality throughout Thailand from 2005-2007 17 Figure 4: Coastal Water Quality throughout Thailand in 2007 18 Figure 5: Provinces with PM10 and O3 Problems in 2007 25 Figure 6: Annual Average PM10 in Bangkok from 2006-2007 26 Figure 7: The 24-hour average PM10 Value from Mobile Units in Bangkok in 2006-2007 27 Figure 8: The Annual Average of TSP Value in Bangkok between 2006-2007 27 Figure 9: PM10 Value in Samut Prakan during 1997 - 2007 28 Figure 10: The PM10 Percentage of Time Exceeded in Samut Prakarn during 1997 - 2007 29 Figure 11: Average PM10 Value at Napralan Sub-District in Saraburi during 1997-2007 29 Figure 12: Number of days which Ozone exceeded the standard in provincial areas 30 from 2006-2007 Figure 13: Noise Level at Roadsides in Bangkok and Its Vicinity during 1998-2007 32 Figure 14: Noise Level at General Areas in Bangkok and Its Vicinity during 1998-2007 32 Figure15: Noise Levels at Roadsides in Provincial Areas during 1998-2007 33 Figure 16: Noise Levels at General Areas in Provincial Areas during 1998-2007 33 Figure 17: Quantity of Municipal Waste by Areas in 2007 34 Figure 18: Amount of Municipal Waste Properly Managed in 2007 35 Figure 19: Municipal Waste Management in Bangkok in 2007 36 Figure 20: Waste Utilization in 2002-2007 38 Figure 21: Industrial Waste Utilization in 2002-2007 39 Figure 22: Quantity of Hazardous Waste during 1998-2007 42 Figure 23 Quantity of Hazardous Waste, Classified by Region in 2007 42 Figure 24: Importation and Domestic Production of Chemicals in Thailand during 1998-2007 45 Figure 25: The Regional Statistic of Patients Exposed from Industrial Chemicals in 2007 50 Figure 26: The Regional Statistic of Patients Exposed from Agricultural Chemicals in 2007 50 Figure 27: Type of Chemical Incidents in 2007 52 Figure 28: Follow up Administrative Orders on Swine Farms in Thachin River Basin 53 Contents Figures page (continued) Figure 29: Follow-up Administration Orders of Type A Building with Discharged Effluent 54 Exceeded the Standard Figure 30: Request and Unrequest for Revocation Vehicles Emitted 55 Black Smoke Exceeded Standard Figure 31: Complaints on Pollution Problems from 4 Related Agencies in 2007 56 Figure 32: Complained Diagram implemented by Pollution Control Department 62 Figure 33: Map Showing Where The Incident of the Death of Fish 67 in Chao Phraya River Occurred Figure