KUALA LUMPUR: 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.
SPAN chairman Charles Santiago said the body was first informed of the arsenic exposure on Jan 9 through a letter from the Health Ministry.
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