Radiation readings at one of the mines suspended over the “blue river” pollution incident in Perak in October were found to be far above limits, according to Acting Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Johari Abdul Ghani.

He reportedly told the Dewan Rakyat’s special chambers yesterday that the measurement of the waste from the mine’s in-situ leaching process reached as high as 13 becquerels, compared to the one becquerel limit stipulated in the site’s environmental impact assessment report.

Based on initial findings, he said the discharge samples also showed...