Ha Nam Province irrigation channel A48 in has been bubbled with thick, white foam for 10 years and the situation is worsening. Irrigation channel A48 bubbles with thick, white foam The agriculture water in Duy Tien District is from Nhue and Chau Giang rivers which are severely polluted. As a result, when the water is pumped into Channel A48, massive amounts of white foam is created and the foul smell tortures the people living nearby. Many people have to wear masks inside their homes. The locals have complained about the pollution many times but nothing has been done. There are 30 households living near the pumping station and it has been reported that even their fish were affected. The foul smell tortures the people living nearby Tran Van Thanh, a local living near Chu Luong Pumping Station, said, “White foam appears several times a year. In summer, the wind blows the foam onto the roads and into my fish pond and home.” Another local Tran Quang Chanh said the pollution became worse when the water level in Nhue River was low. The smell was so unbearable that many families had to wear masks while sleeping. The whole channel covered with white foam in Ha Nam Province According to Yen Bac Commune People’s Committee Chairman Nguyen Xuan Tinh, they had no alternative but to use water from Nhue and Chau Giang rivers as agriculture companies and cooperatives were in need of water for their crops at the moment. Duy Tien District… [Read full story]
The UN's children's agency, UNICEF, said Asia accounts for more than 16 million of the world's 17 million infants aged under one year living in areas with severe pollution - at least six times more than safe levels.India topped the list of countries with babies at risk, followed by China, UNICEF said in a report.Satellite imagery used to assess pollution levels around the world found that South Asian countries accounted for 12.2 million of the total number of affected children but that there is also a growing problem in African cities.Air pollution has already been linked to asthma, bronchitis, and…... [read more]
Medical and domestic waste from Nghe An Oncology Hospital has heavily polluted the local channel in Nghe An Province because of dilapidated infrastructure and out-dated treatment plant. Cua Bac Channel in Hung Loc Commune The dumping ground of the hospital is located right beside the pavement. Medical bottles, syringes and dirty bandages are mixed with other domestic waste. The locals living by Cua Bac Channel in Hung Loc Commune, Vinh City, said they had to co-exist with medical waste for years. The water has already turned black and at some sections, the smell is unbearable. The hospital discharges waste water…... [read more]
When bubble tea, the Taiwanese tea-based beverage with chewy tapioca pearls in them, first burst on the scene in Viet Nam about 15 years ago, it was instant hit, especially among children and the youth.But the thrill failed to last very long, and dogged by fears triggered by rumours of imported plastic bubbles being used by unscrupulous businesses, it soon became difficult to find the drink as some shops stopped serving them and some almost exclusive bubble tea outlets shut down.Today, its one of the easiest drinks to find with an almost ubiquitous presence in major cities and several popular…... [read more]
Vietnam is going to closely monitor a number of investment projects that pose high risks to the environment, including the Taiwanese steel plant notorious for causing a massive toxic spill last year.Formosa Ha Tinh on the central coast has been listed among 28 projects in the steel, cement, thermal power and mining industries that need special surveillance, the environment ministry said at a press briefing on Monday.“These projects could have huge environmental impacts if they are not properly run,” said Hoang Van Thuc, a senior environment protection official at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.Thuc said the blacklist will…... [read more]
About 17 million babies worldwide live in areas where outdoor air pollution is six times the recommended limit, and their brain development is at risk, the U.N. children's agency (UNICEF) said on Wednesday. The majority of these babies – more than 12 million – are in South Asia, it said, in a study of children under one-year-old, using satellite imagery to identify worst-affected regions. "Not only do pollutants harm babies' developing lungs – they can permanently damage their developing brains – and, thus, their futures," said UNICEF executive director Anthony Lake. Any air pollution above the World Health Organization's recommended…... [read more]
