Arsenic, manganese and cyanide have contaminated public water sources and a large number of residents have fallen sick, she said. The Pollution Control Department advised locals not to drink water from local artesian wells and tap water systems, she added. Pranee Hongjantha, from Wang Pong district of Phetchabun, said her blood and that of her family members was contaminated by arsenic, and more than 600 people in the three provinces had become ill with some even getting cancer.
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