Last update 08:25 | 23/05/2017
VietNamNet Bridge – Scientists have repeatedly warned about declining air quality. However, settling the problem is difficult despite an existing legal framework.
According to the Pollution Control Agency under the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment (MONRE), the air quality in Vietnam has not improved. The air quality index showed that more than 50 percent of days in the year have low air quality.
According to the Pollution Control Agency under the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment (MONRE), the air quality in Vietnam has not improved. The air quality index showed that more than 50 percent of days in the year have low air quality.
The dust concentration in some craft villages which make building materials is 3-8 times higher than the permitted level, while the concentration of SO2, which is harmful to human health, causing lung disease, is 6.5 times higher in some places.
The air pollutants come from different sources – vehicles in circulation, thermopower plants, industrial zones and construction sites.
| The dust concentration in some craft villages which make building materials is 3-8 times higher than the permitted level, while the concentration of SO2, which is harmful to human health, causing lung disease, is 6.5 times higher in some places. |
Scientists have rung the alarm bell not only over dust pollution, but also ozone pollution which they say is increasing in the air in large urban areas in Vietnam. Tiếp tục đọc “Air pollution challenges Vietnam’s socio-economic development”
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