[CPEO-MEF] HERBICIDES, GLOBAL: "Dioxin contamination in Da Nang [Vietnam] more serious than expected: conference"

[Lenny Siegel]

Dioxin contamination in Da Nang more serious than expected: conference

By Nguyen Dong 
VN Express International
November 7, 2018 

The dioxin contamination of soil in Da Nang was worse than expected, experts said at a conference reviewing the cleanup on Tuesday.

The event, organized by the National Steering Committee for Post-war Clearance of Ordnance and Toxic chemicals and USAID, shared some details on dioxin cleanup at the Da Nang International Airport, a U.S. air base during the Vietnam War.

Pham Quang Vu, head of the Air Force and Air Defense’s Military Science Division, said earlier calculations had underestimated the actual contamination at the airport.

He said the actual amount of contaminated soil is 162,500 cubic meters and not 72,900 cubic meters as earlier estimated.

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