Suchart Orders Chonburi Plant Closures Over High VOC Odors
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Key Entities
Person
Minister of Natural Resources and Environment.
Surin Worakitthamrong(สุรินทร์ วรกิจธำรง)
Director General of the Pollution Control Department.
Ploylaphat Singtothong(พลอยลภัสร์ สิงห์โตทอง)
An official from the Office of the Secretary to the Prime Minister.
Ittiporn Phothong(อิทธิพร โพธิ์ทอง)
Advisor to the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment.
Thananchai Wannasuk(ธนัญชัย วรรณสุข)
Deputy Director General of the Pollution Control Department.
Phubet Pongchomphon(ภูเบศ พงษ์ชมพร)
Mayor of Bo Kwang Thong Subdistrict.
Organization
The agency ordered by Minister Suchart Chomklin to investigate odor pollution in Chonburi.
Regional Environmental and Pollution Control Office 13 (Chonburi)(สำนักงานสิ่งแวดล้อมและควบคุมมลพิษที่ 13 (ชลบุรี))
An agency that participated in the inspection of facilities in Bo Thong District.
Chonburi Provincial Office of Natural Resources and Environment(สำนักงานทรัพยากรธรรมชาติและสิ่งแวดล้อมจังหวัดชลบุรี)
An agency that participated in the inspection of facilities in Bo Thong District.
Bo Thong Police Station(สถานีตำรวจภูธรบ่อทอง)
The police unit involved in the inspection of facilities in Bo Thong District.
Nong Bon Daeng Subdistrict Administrative Organization(องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลหนองบอนแดง)
The local authority that ordered the petroleum plant in Nong Bon Daeng to stop operations on August 26, 2026.
Place
The province where the odor pollution and factory inspections occurred.
Bo Kwang Thong Subdistrict(ตำบลบ่อกวางทอง)
The area in Bo Thong District where three facilities were inspected.
The district in Chonburi where the VOC-emitting facility was located.
Nong Bon Daeng Subdistrict(ตำบลหนองบอนแดง)
The area in Ban Bueng District where a petroleum mixing plant was ordered to stop operations.
The district in Chonburi where the petroleum mixing plant is located.
Law
Public Health Act 1992(พระราชบัญญัติการสาธารณสุข พ.ศ. 2535)
The law used by the Nong Bon Daeng Subdistrict Administrative Organization to order the closure of a business.