Sekayam River

Sekayam River
Country Indonesia
Physical characteristics
Main source Borneo

Sekayam River is a river of Borneo, Indonesia.[1] It is a tributary of the Kapuas River. The Program Pemberdayaan Sistem Hutan Kerakyatan (PPSHK) has a scheme on the river aimed at reducing the level of mercury content absorbed by humans.[2]

The river flows through the dense rainforest of Borneo. The Entabai River enters the Sekayam River. During the 1880s the river was exploited for its Cinnabar and antimony in its far upper course.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
  2. ↑ "Increasing Public and Community Awareness on Health and Environment Impacted by Mercury in Sekayam Watershed, West Kalimantan (INDO/04/53)". UNDP. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
  3. ↑ Tagliacozzo, Eric (2007). Secret trades, porous borders: smuggling and states along a Southeast Asian frontier, 1865-1915. NUS Press. p. 36. ISBN 9971-69-385-2.


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