Legal Measures for the Control Contamination of Heavy Metals In Groundwater from Factory Operations
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Groundwater is naturally clean and pure. When groundwater is contaminated by various activities, it may lead to problems of degradation of groundwater quality. The legal measures to control contamination of heavy metals from factory operations in groundwater has an objective to study the problems of enforcing the factory act to control groundwater pollution from factories by comparing with the law of Japan, using a qualitative study model, documentary research, and comparative analysis of information from Thai and foreign language documents. The results of the research were found that the laws of Thailand could divide the preventive measures into two areas: setting groundwater quality standards and remediation funds. As for groundwater pollution control measures, it is about the exercise of the administrative power of officers. The said concept is also in the Japanese law; but Japan's law on setting groundwater standards is stricter than that of Thailand. The laws at the statutory level of Thailand are sufficient to address the problem of heavy metal contamination from factory operations in groundwater. However, some issues should be revised in the Factory Act B.E. 2535 and the relevant secondary laws. This is to make the contamination of heavy metals from factories in groundwater to be resolved effectively and sustainably.
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