Thi Vai River ... stinks

On April 6, Ho Chi Minh City Environmental Protection Department conducted monitoring and supervision of the water pollution of Thi Vai - Cai Mep River for the first time in 2007. The delegation of professional staff of this unit conducted the collection. receive eight water samples along Thi Vai river to ph

On April 6, Ho Chi Minh City Environmental Protection Department conducted monitoring and supervision of the water pollution of Thi Vai - Cai Mep River for the first time in 2007. The delegation of professional staff of this unit conducted the collection. receive eight water samples along Thi Vai river to analyze and assess pollution levels.

According to our records, at the time of receiving water samples, the area upstream of Thi Vai river is reddish-brown, with many sediments mixed in water, stinking. The area near Phu My port is light black in color, still has a strong odor and appears yellow foam.

According to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Environmental Protection, Thi Vai river water has been seriously polluted, lasting for many years, mainly polluting organic substances, odors, suspended sediments in water and microorganisms.

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Yellow foam on Thi Vai river (photo taken at the area near Phu My port, April 6) - (Photo: QUOC THANH)

QUOC THANH

Update 16 December 2018
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