No trace of aquamarine hue found in Kingdom
The Mekong River in some parts of the region including Thailand and Laos has taken on a blue-green hue due to the extremely low flows, according to the Mekong River Commission (MRC).
In a press release issued on Monday, the MRC said its preliminary analysis showed the slow drop in river sediments and the presence of algae on the sand and bedrock river bottom are among the possible causes.
So Nam, the MRC secretariat’s chief environment management officer who led the analysis, said the aquamarine hue is likely to occur elsewhere, bringing possible risks including change in river productivity and reduced productivity of aquatic biodiversity due to high water clarity.
Ry Sochan
