Latest researches in 2013 have found more dioxin-contaminated spotsinside and in the west of Bien Hoa airport, the southern province ofDong Nai.
The information was released at a workshop on thedioxin contamination in Bien Hoa airport held in Hanoi on March 10.The event was co-organised by the Office of the National SteeringCommittee on overcoming the consequences of toxic chemicals used by theUS during the war in Vietnam and the United Nations DevelopmentProgramme (UNDP).
Director of the office Le Ke Son said theconcentration in 16 of the 28 explored lakes is found to surpasspermitted levels. Notably, some newly-digged lakes and those locatedhigher than the airport are also contaminated.
Experts said thecontamination at Bien Hoa airport is higher than that in Da Nang andPhu Cat airports, two other dioxin hotspots in Vietnam, and calledfor further observation to draw a panoramic view on the dioxincontamination there, thus devising appropriate remedies.
Somecontaminated spots in the area were once used by the US as places tokeep and load herbicides onto aircraft or wash vehicles after sprayingthe chemicals.
Basing on such facts, experts recommended localsnot to use lake water or fishing and doing business activities by thelakes.
The researches were conducted under the “EnvironmentalRemediation of Dioxin Contaminated Hotspots” project, funded by theGlobal Environment Facility and UNDP.-VNA
The information was released at a workshop on thedioxin contamination in Bien Hoa airport held in Hanoi on March 10.The event was co-organised by the Office of the National SteeringCommittee on overcoming the consequences of toxic chemicals used by theUS during the war in Vietnam and the United Nations DevelopmentProgramme (UNDP).
Director of the office Le Ke Son said theconcentration in 16 of the 28 explored lakes is found to surpasspermitted levels. Notably, some newly-digged lakes and those locatedhigher than the airport are also contaminated.
Experts said thecontamination at Bien Hoa airport is higher than that in Da Nang andPhu Cat airports, two other dioxin hotspots in Vietnam, and calledfor further observation to draw a panoramic view on the dioxincontamination there, thus devising appropriate remedies.
Somecontaminated spots in the area were once used by the US as places tokeep and load herbicides onto aircraft or wash vehicles after sprayingthe chemicals.
Basing on such facts, experts recommended localsnot to use lake water or fishing and doing business activities by thelakes.
The researches were conducted under the “EnvironmentalRemediation of Dioxin Contaminated Hotspots” project, funded by theGlobal Environment Facility and UNDP.-VNA
