{
  "id": 8778578,
  "title": "River Arsenic Levels Remain High in Northern Thailand",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/river-arsenic-levels-remain-high-in-northern-thailand",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-20T21:40:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Chiang Rai Times",
    "slug": "chiang-rai-times",
    "url": "https://www.chiangraitimes.com/environment/arsenic-rivers-northern-thailand/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "CHIANG RAI – An academic researcher says arsenic contamination in rivers across Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai is continuing above legal limits. The slow, gradual spread of heavy metals through the environment, food chain, and human bodies makes the situation difficult to control and predict. The Pollution Control Department released the results of its 22nd […] The post River Arsenic Levels Remain…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}