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MANAGEMENT OF POPs CONTAMINATED SITES IN VIETNAM

FINAL WORKSHOP REGIONAL PROJECT ON POPs HEALTH RISK MANAGEMENT DANANG, VIETNAM, 22-24 JULY, 2009. MANAGEMENT OF POPs CONTAMINATED SITES IN VIETNAM. Dr. Nguyen Anh Tuan

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MANAGEMENT OF POPs CONTAMINATED SITES IN VIETNAM

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  1. FINAL WORKSHOP REGIONAL PROJECT ON POPs HEALTH RISK MANAGEMENT DANANG, VIETNAM, 22-24 JULY, 2009 MANAGEMENT OF POPs CONTAMINATED SITES IN VIETNAM Dr. Nguyen Anh Tuan Vietnam Environment Administration Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment

  2. Presentation topics • Implementation of Stockholm Convention in Vietnam • Inventory of POPs and POPs contaminated sites • Pollution Control for POPs contaminated sites • Conclusion and recommendation

  3. Activities …

  4. Some pictures of activities …

  5. Stockholm Convention: • Since COP4: • 9 new POPs • AlphaHCH • BetaHCH • Chlordecone • HBB • PeCB • PFOS • C-pentaBDE • C-octaBDE • Lindane * * Annex A: POPs to be eliminated 1. Aldrin 2. Chlordane 3. Dieldrin 4. Endrin 5. Heptachlor 6. Hexachlorobenzene 7. Mirex 8. Toxaphene 9. Polychlorinated Biphenyls * Annex B: limited usage 10. DDT * Annex C: UP-POPs 11. Dioxin 12. Furan , & PCB & HCB: “Open” LIST:

  6. Awareness Services POPs Pest Legal PCB Enforce Dioxin / AO U-POP Infrastructure Management of POPs in Vietnam POPs areas … HW management areas … Capacity building • 5 POPs areas in Viet Nam • 4 area for HW management: • + consider POPs as typical TOXIC CHEMICALS • + consider POPs as HAZARDOUS WASTES

  7. Inventory of POPs & POPs contaminated sites • POP inventory under NIP: • 1.3 tons of POPs pesticides stockpiled • 12 contaminated sites • Further POPs inventory: • POP Pesticides contaminated sites • PCB contaminated sites • AO/Dioxin contaminated sites • Databases • POP sites databases  introduce the databases • Website: POPs.org.vn  introduce the website

  8. Inventory of POPs & POPs contaminated sites Information management • POP sites databases • Website: POPs.org.vn

  9. Inventory of POPs & POPs contaminated sites

  10. Former rice grain store EVN trans- mission tower The heaviest contaminated area 31 33 24 10 m 12 m 7.3 m 40 25 37 26 Former pesticides store 13 m 41 Former nitrogen fertilizer store 6 7 5 44 42 20 m 8 LK1 3 4 8 m 9 D7.7 m 2 9 11 10 28 m 12 Inventory of POPs & POPs contaminated sites • Sampling methodology

  11. Map of suspected sites

  12. POPs pollution control measures 1. Enhancing state management: • Development of legal framework for management POPs, POPs contaminated sites and chemical pollution in general • Strengthening POPs inspection and enforcement to reduce the impact and prevent the new contaminated sites produced. • Control and reduce the risks: • Continue inventory and monitor the contaminated sites • Carry out risk assessment and management

  13. POPs pollution control measures • 2. Development/Application of POPs treatment technologies • Development and application of technologies for environmentally sound treatment of POPs • Isolation and/or treatment of POPs • Control / reduce the risks

  14. POPs pollution control measures • 3. Awareness raising: • Awareness for management officials • Awareness for Vietnam environmental services providers • Awareness for the Public • Provide information, develop guidelines, training, …

  15. Conclusion and recommendation • Under the framework of Stockholm Convention and other Vietnam environmental protection programs, active measures are being implemented for management of POPs contaminated sites • Different management tools are being developed and applied to control POPs: legal, technical and public awareness • A number of POPs related projects have been being developed and implemented: POP Pesticides-UNDP; PCB-WB, SDC; BAT-BEP-UNIDO; AO; Contaminated sites –Gov’t Budget

  16. Challenges … • Maintain the great efforts in management and risk control for POPs and POPs contaminated sites • Continue to develop a full legal framework, especially for old storage sites and to control U-POPs. • Continue to raise awareness on POPs risks, targeting more onto business and public communities. • Increase financial support • Assessment and selection of appropriate technologies for POPs treatment in Vietnam • Integrated mechanism to manage POPs in framework of waste management, chemicals management and and environmental protection in general

  17. Việt Nam: Danang,Hanoi,Hue,HCM city Thank you for attention !XIN CẢM ƠN ! Ha Long Bay Ha Noi

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