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Hydropower cannot be developed at all costs
Environment

Hydropower cannot be developed at all costs

VRN scientists do not deny the positive role of hydropower in economic and social development, but the massive hydroelectric developments in all river basins have negati…

December 16, 2018
70% of the Red River mouth area is in danger
Environment

70% of the Red River mouth area is in danger

Scientists have identified two main groups that cause coastal damage due to climate change-related hazards, namely: Disasters such as erosion, accretion, and channel cha…

December 16, 2018
Car smoke harms more people than traffic accidents
Environment

Car smoke harms more people than traffic accidents

The number of people who die from air pollution in the streets every year in the UK is more than twice the number of people who die from traffic accidents. The two resea…

December 16, 2018
Germany uses fungi to contaminate soil and water
Environment

Germany uses fungi to contaminate soil and water

Information published on Deutsche Welle recently said that Helmholtz Environmental Research Center (Germany) has begun to study the use of mushroom laccase to clean up p…

December 16, 2018
Hanoi seeks to reduce air pollution
Environment

Hanoi seeks to reduce air pollution

Hanoi authorities plan to check the status of air pollution to take timely measures, after the PV reflects the reality of dirt in the city.

December 16, 2018
Air pollution 'causes obesity'
Environment

Air pollution 'causes obesity'

Controversy erupted after a group of researchers announced an increase in the concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the air is one of the reasons for the fat epidemic.

December 16, 2018
Traffic - No. 1 culprit causes air pollution
Environment

Traffic - No. 1 culprit causes air pollution

According to Mr. Nguyen Hoang Duc, Head of Air Control and Import of Scrap, General Department of Environment, air quality in urban Vietnam is in alarm, especially in bi…

December 16, 2018
Hanoi atmosphere 'dirty first in Asia'
Environment

Hanoi atmosphere 'dirty first in Asia'

Hanoi is one of the most polluted cities in Asia, the dust content is many times higher than the permitted level, foreign experts affirmed.

December 16, 2018
Washing clothes related to ocean pollution?
Environment

Washing clothes related to ocean pollution?

Billions of plastic molecules are released when people wash synthetic fiber clothes (such as nylon, polyester or acrylic) that are contributing to ocean pollution. This…

December 16, 2018
China promotes recycling of industrial waste
Environment

China promotes recycling of industrial waste

On March 2, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China announced a plan to recycle 7 billion tons of solid industrial waste in the 2011-2015 period in…

December 16, 2018