[CPEO-MEF] HERBICIDES, GLOBAL: "Da Nang airport dioxin contaminated soil project set for April, " Viet Nam

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Da Nang airport dioxin contaminated soil project set for April

VietNamNet Bridge
March 27, 2014

The first stage of efforts to treat dioxin contaminated soil with In-Pile Thermal Desorption (IPTD or thermal remediation) at the Da Nang Airport Project will kick off next month.

Head of the Military Science Office of Air Force-Air Defence Command, Colonel Do Duy Kien made the announcement yesterday (March 25) at a community outreach session on environmental remediation efforts at the site.

"Contractors have filled up 45,000 cubic metres of dioxin-contaminated soil in the containment and all equipment is ready for the treatment of contaminated soil and sediment with thermal remediation," Kien said.

The session, which was attended by more than 80 community representatives and the city's authorities, aims to share information with community representatives about progress on the Environmental Remediation of Dioxin Contamination at the Airport.

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For the entire article, see
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/society/98368/da-nang-airport-dioxin-contaminated-soil-project-set-for-april.html

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Lenny Siegel
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