Editing Chao Phraya River (section)

===Pollution===
The Thai Pollution Control Department (PCD) reports that the [[water quality]] of major rivers flowing into the upper [[Gulf of Thailand]] has seriously deteriorated, and the lower Chao Phraya contains bacteria and [[nutrient pollution]] from [[phosphate]]s, [[phosphorus]], and [[nitrogen]]. Nutrient pollution causes [[algae bloom|algae]] to grow faster than ecosystems can handle, harming water quality, food resources for aquatic animals, and marine habitats. It also decreases the oxygen that fish need to survive. PCD rated water quality at the mouth of Chao Phraya at Bangkok's [[Bang Khun Thian District]] as "very poor", worse than in 2014, and their findings indicated large amounts of wastewater were discharged into the river from households, industry, and agriculture.<ref name="PCDR-2015">{{cite book|title=Thailand State of Pollution Report 2015|publisher=Pollution Control Department|location=Bangkok|isbn=978-616-316-327-1|url=http://infofile.pcd.go.th/mgt/PollutionReport2015_en.pdf?CFID=2140989&CFTOKEN=61488210|access-date=23 September 2016|archive-date=5 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905191033/http://infofile.pcd.go.th/mgt/PollutionReport2015_en.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="BP-20160925">{{cite news|last1=Wangkiat|first1=Paritta|title=Breach of trust|url=http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/special-reports/1094405/breach-of-trust|access-date=25 September 2016|work=Bangkok Post|date=25 September 2016}}</ref> In addition, 4,000 metric tons of plastic flows down the river into the Gulf of Thailand every year. To counter this, Thailand's Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) signed an agreement with [[The Ocean Cleanup]] organization to deploy an Interceptor Original, one of the organization's solar-powered, automated systems, in the river. Since 19 February 2024, an interceptor of the latest third generation has been deployed for testing purposes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsecuritybeat.org/2022/06/plastic-river-waste-thats-choking-chao-phraya/|title=Plastic River: Following the Waste That's Choking the Chao Phraya|website=newsecuritybeat.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Interceptor 19 installed for testing |url=https://theoceancleanup.com/dashboard/#interceptor019 |website=theoceancleanup.com}}</ref>