US delegation visits dioxin detoxification project in Da Nang
A delegation of the United States congressional staff led by Terra Lynn Sabag, Deputy Chief of Staff for US Congressman Rick Larsen, visited the location of a dioxin remediation project in Da Nang airport in the central city of the same name on April 17.
A delegation of the United States legislative assistants visits the location of a dioxin remediation project in Da Nang airport in the central city of the same name on April 17 (Photo: VNA)
Da Nang (VNA) – A delegation ofthe United States legislative assistants led by Terra Lynn Sabag, Deputy Chief ofStaff for US Congressman Rick Larsen, visited the location of a dioxinremediation project in Da Nang airport in the central city of the same name onApril 17.
Major General Bui Anh Chung, DeputyCommander of the Air Defence-Air Force Command, informed his guests on theresults of the project.
The project was launched in June 2011, withcore activities comprising of clearing of bombs and explosives.
The six-year project to remediate theenvironmental pollution at the airport was jointly implemented by theVietnamese Ministry of National Defence and the US International DevelopmentAgency (USAID) with a non-refundable aid of 110 million USD funded by the USGovernment.
After the second phase wrapped up inNovember last year, it successfully detoxified over 90,000 cubic metres oftoxic sediments by the thermal treatment method, while isolating other 50,000cubic metres of low-contaminated sediments.
Nearly 30 hectares of land have been remediatedto improve and expand Da Nang airport, thereby serving the city’ssocio-economic development and the central and Central Highlands regions.
For her part, Terra Sabag expressed herhope that the visit of the US delegation will contribute to strengthening theUS-Vietnam sound relations and overcoming war consequences.-VNA
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A delegation of the United States legislative assistants visits the location of a dioxin remediation project in Da Nang airport in the central city of the same name on April 17 (Photo: VNA) 
