Over 5,300sq.m of dioxin polluted land in Dong Nai airport's Ho Cong 2 area treated
More than 5,300sq.m of dioxin-contaminated land in Ho Cong 2 area at Bien Hoa airport in the southern province of Dong Nai was detoxified and recovered, according to the National Steering Committee on the settlement of post-war unexploded ordnance and toxic chemical consequences in Vietnam (Steering Committee 701).
Representatives of the Office of the Steering Committee 701 and the USAID in Vietnam signed cooperation agreements on communications on efforts of all parties in dioxin decontamination (Photo: VNA)
Dong Nai (VNA) – More than 5,300sq.m of dioxin-contaminatedland in Ho Cong 2 area at Bien Hoa airport in the southern province of Dong Naiwas detoxified and recovered, according to the National Steering Committee onthe settlement of post-war unexploded ordnance and toxic chemical consequencesin Vietnam (Steering Committee 701).
The treated area met the requirements of dioxin contaminatedlevel to Vietnamese standards, ensuring safety to people and the environment.
The project to settle dioxin pollution in Bien Hoa airportwas launched in December 2019. The committee reported that despite difficultiesfrom COVID-19 pandemic, in 2020, the project dug nearly 1,200cu.m of pollutedsediment for treatment in next phases.
The dioxin treatment outcome in Ho Cong 2 area is afoundation for the handing over of land to Dong Nai in the coming time. Another 7.2 hectares in Bien Hoa airport has been handed over to the US Agency for International Development (USAID) fortreatment and recovery to give land for projects in 2021.
Bien Hoa airport, the former military base of the US in thewar, is the the largest dioxin hotspot in Vietnam.
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On the occasion, the Office of the Steering Committee 701and the USAID in Vietnam signed cooperation agreements on communications onefforts of all parties in dioxin decontamination and encouraging individuals and organisations to support the overcoming of post-war bomb and mine and dioxin consequencesin Vietnam./.
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Representatives of the Office of the Steering Committee 701 and the USAID in Vietnam signed cooperation agreements on communications on efforts of all parties in dioxin decontamination (Photo: VNA) 
