Beam of images of 'black spots' on Hanoi 'lungs'

If the lake is considered a green lung of Hanoi, the pollution is the cancer of this lung.

There are dozens of large and small lakes in the inner and suburban areas, Hanoi is one of the most lakeshore cities in the world. Lakes in Hanoi are often considered green lungs, and are also beautiful landscapes, contributing to adorn the face of the Capital.

However, for the people living on the lake, many lakes in Hanoi have become an obsession of pollution.

According to data from the Department of Natural Resources and Environment, almost all lakes in Hanoi do not meet the water quality standards. Some lakes carry pathogens with a concentration of hundreds of times higher than prescribed.

In the past few years, many lakes in the city have been dredged and renovated, but the pollution has not been relieved. When observed nearby, the lake water is often opaque, in some places there is a stench.

The awareness of people living around the lake is also the cause of serious pollution. Going around most lakes in Hanoi can see the phenomenon of nylon bags, rubbish, grease . floating on the lake surface is very popular.

The following are the parameters of the water quality situation of some main lakes in Hanoi city according to the recent observation results collected by the Department of Natural Resources and Environment.

Dead fish corpses floated floating in Ba Mau Lake

West Lake shore, Lac Long Quan road full of garbage.

Hoan Kiem Lake also cannot avoid the problem of garbage.

The surface of Truc Bach lake is floating. For a long time, Truc Bach Lake has become a gathering place for young people."Many shops here do not hesitate to discharge waste directly into the lake," said Thuy Van, a house in Lac Chinh street, Truc Bach ward.

Ms. Phuong, a high school teacher, lives in Giang Vo dormitory, said: "Ho Giang Vo was renovated five years ago, but the pollution has not changed so far. At the end of 2009, the ward launched a The campaign to clean up the lake, but it is just like salt, and the situation in the future is probably not positive either.

Manually removing trash can not solve the problem of lake water pollution.

According to recent monitoring results collected by the Department of Natural Resources and Environment, the pathogen of diarrhea (coliform) in Thanh Cong Lake is 288 times higher than the permitted level in the rainy season.

This number in Thanh Nhan Lake is 465 times.

Meanwhile, Ba Mau lake water is contaminated with toxic chemicals such as lead, mercury, phenol, oil and petroleum byproducts . at a high level.