Is the sea water safe near Penang?
May 12, 2019, 8:07 pm
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Is the sea water safe near Penang?
According to reports, there is high lead pollution levels in the sea water off the northern coast of Penang
May 25, 2019, 9:05 am
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Is the sea water safe near Penang? According to reports, there is high lead pollution levels in the sea water off the northern coast of Penang
Parkroyal is several miles to the ENE on Batu Ferringhi. Areas where the samples were taken are subject to significant & constant natural water movements. And again, you'd have to be swallowing seawater in some volume or eating a load of seafood caught in a specific area to be affected.
I can think of far worse sea areas to be swimming in off the straits....
May 26, 2019, 3:35 pm
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The area really isn't THAT ideal for swimming (you'll see the already mentioned jellyfish warnings everywhere) BUT I could swim just fine there last year. Unless you swim for hours and swallow plenty of seawater, I don't think any pollution will really be THAT harmful.