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Content of pollutants in environmental incident-affected provinces decreases
Thu Minh 16:14, 2016/09/21
The ecosystem of coral reef and sea grass, and marine resources in Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue provinces have shown positive signs of recovery, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment revealed at a conference in Hanoi on September 20.
According to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE), it has worked with relevant agencies to conduct a monitoring programme to assess the quality of sea water in the eight central provinces from Thanh Hoa to Quang Nam in April and May, in order to define the reason behind the recent environmental incident in the central coastal region.
 
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In June, the ministry coordinated with the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology in determining the level and scale of pollution and marine ecological degradation caused by the environmental incident. More monitoring activities were implemented in August to define the phenol content in sea water in affected areas.
The results of MoNRE showed that the ecosystem of coral reef and sea grass, and marine resources in affected areas have shown positive signs of recovery.
The ministry said that thanks to the strict control of waste discharged by Hung Nghiep Formosa Ha Tinh Company and the environment’s self-cleaning mechanism, the content of pollutants has decreased over time.
The quality of sea water at all the monitored areas is in the allowable range of the standard set by the MoNRE and meeting requirements for safe beaches, water sports, aquaculture and aquatic conservation.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment concluded that indicators relating to the sea water quality in Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue provinces are mostly within allowable limits, with the contents of iron, phenol and cyanide declining significantly.
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