Commencement of dioxin pollution treatment at Da Nang airport
Today (August 9), the project to treat dioxin contaminated environment at Da Nang airport was started. This is the first project of the US Government in an effort to alleviate the pain of Agent Orange and overcome the consequences after the war in Vietnam.
Commencement of dioxin pollution treatment at Da Nang airport
Lieutenant General, Deputy Minister of Defense Nguyen Chi Vinh and US Ambassador to Vietnam David B. Shear congratulated the project's groundbreaking event.
Attending the groundbreaking ceremony were Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Minister of National Defense; representatives of the US Embassy in Vietnam, the US Agency for International Development; Representatives of Da Nang City Government and international contractors.
The project to treat polluted environment at Da Nang airport has a total cost of more than 43 million USD, of which the US side provides non-refundable funding of 41 million USD and Vietnam matches 35 billion VND.
US Ambassador to Vietnam David B. Shear
Implementing phase 2 of the project to remediate dioxin pollution at Da Nang airport, construction units of the Air Defense - Air Force and US contractors will excavate more than 73,000 m3 of soil and contaminated sediment to be put into a furnace at high temperature using thermal desorption technology. This is the first advanced technology used worldwide to treat dioxin. Contaminated soil and sediment after heat treatment will return to their original position through the third category of the project.
Dioxin contaminated area at Da Nang airport. Photo: Info
This project's groundbreaking not only opens up an opportunity to thoroughly handle dioxin at Da Nang airport, but also creates more cohesion to tighten the friendly relationship between the two countries. The success of the project is also a premise for the two Governments to work together to clean up dioxin contamination at 6 other airports across the country.
Source: vtv.vn
