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Coastal water in central region tested twice a day in wake of mass fish death
Thu Minh 13:49, 2016/05/05
According to the recent dispatch of the Vietnam Environment Administration’s Centre for Environmental Monitoring, water samples in 4 central coastal localities will be taken within a distance of 1.5km from the beaches for testing twice a day.
The Vietnam Environment Administration’s Centre for Environmental Monitoring has issued a dispatch to guide four central coastal provinces affected by the mass fish deaths from early April to take, preserve and transport water samples for regular testing. 
Samples will be taken within a distance of 1.5km from the beaches, at 0.3-0.5m below the water surface, for testing twice a day.
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Accordingly, the water samples will be taken at 6 sites in Ha Tinh, four sites in Quang Binh, three in Quang Tri and nine in Thua Thien-Hue.
Besides, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment also asked authorities of these affected localities to keep close watch in solving issues related to the unusual mass fish deaths.
Authorities of four central coastal provinces were requested to regularly sum up and assess results on investigations into the incident, monitor water quality near the coast and environmental hygiene.
The authorities should send their reports to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment before 9am and 4pm every day starting from May 2.
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