[CPEO-MEF] HERBICIDES, GLOBAL: "Vietnam, US commence dioxin remediation at Bien Hoa airbase"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Vietnam, US commence dioxin remediation at Bien Hoa airbase

By Nguyen Quy   
VN Express International
December 5, 2019 

Vietnam's Ministry of National Defense released 37 hectares at Bien Hoa Airport to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in a dioxin cleanup drive Thursday.

Around 500,000 cubic meters of soil contaminated with the deadly chemical dioxin at the airport in Dong Nai Province, an hour’s drive from downtown Ho Chi Minh City, will be processed with expert assistance.

A 2016 U.S.-Vietnam joint environmental assessment found the volume of dioxin contamination at Bien Hoa, a former U.S. airbase, makes it the largest hot spot in Vietnam.

The objective is to first eliminate the risk of further dioxin migration off base, working with Dong Nai authorities to clean such areas, then treat and contain contaminated soil, the U.S. Consulate General in HCMC confirmed in a statement.

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For the entire article, see
https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/vietnam-us-commence-dioxin-remediation-at-bien-hoa-airbase-4022871.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
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