A So airport cleared from dioxin contamination

Presenting gifts to victims of Agent Orange/dioxin in A Luoi district. VNA Photo: Đỗ Trưởng
Sen. Lieut. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien, Deputy Minister of Defence and head of the National Steering Committee on the Settlement of Post-war Unexploded Ordnance and Toxic Chemical Consequences, speaks at the event. VNA Photo: Đỗ Trưởng
The A So airport is cleared from dioxin contamination for plant growing. VNA Photo: Đỗ Trưởng
A view of the land hand-over ceremony. VNA Photo: Đỗ Trưởng

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A So airport cleared from dioxin contamination

10/24/2023 16:56 | TTXVN

The Chemical Command under the Ministry of Defence on October 24 announced the completion of dioxin cleanup at A So airport in A Luoi district, the central province of Thua Thien–Hue. The project on the work was approved by the Ministry of Defence in March 2020. At a cost of 74 billion VND (3 million USD) from the State budget, the project covered mine clearance on an area of more than 9 hectares, and collection and treatment of dioxin contaminated soil. Almost 38,718 cubic meters of polluted soil were buried to contain the spread of the toxic chemical, while microbiologic technology was deployed to clear dioxin residue in another part of the airport. During wartime, the US military used A So Valley in A Luoi district as an airfield to transport and store Agent Orange. Thua Thien–Hue is home to nearly 16,000 people exposed to Agent Orange, including 5,000 in A Luoi district. VNA Photo: Đỗ Trưởng

A So airport cleared from dioxin contamination

The Chemical Command under the Ministry of Defence on October 24 announced the completion of dioxin cleanup at A So airport in A Luoi district, the central province of Thua Thien–Hue. The project on the work was approved by the Ministry of Defence in March 2020. At a cost of 74 billion VND (3 million USD) from the State budget, the project covered mine clearance on an area of more than 9 hectares, and collection and treatment of dioxin contaminated soil. Almost 38,718 cubic meters of polluted soil were buried to contain the spread of the toxic chemical, while microbiologic technology was deployed to clear dioxin residue in another part of the airport. During wartime, the US military used A So Valley in A Luoi district as an airfield to transport and store Agent Orange. Thua Thien–Hue is home to nearly 16,000 people exposed to Agent Orange, including 5,000 in A Luoi district. VNA Photo: Đỗ Trưởng
A So airport cleared from dioxin contamination

The Chemical Command under the Ministry of Defence on October 24 announced the completion of dioxin cleanup at A So airport in A Luoi district, the central province of Thua Thien–Hue. The project on the work was approved by the Ministry of Defence in March 2020. At a cost of 74 billion VND (3 million USD) from the State budget, the project covered mine clearance on an area of more than 9 hectares, and collection and treatment of dioxin contaminated soil. Almost 38,718 cubic meters of polluted soil were buried to contain the spread of the toxic chemical, while microbiologic technology was deployed to clear dioxin residue in another part of the airport. During wartime, the US military used A So Valley in A Luoi district as an airfield to transport and store Agent Orange. Thua Thien–Hue is home to nearly 16,000 people exposed to Agent Orange, including 5,000 in A Luoi district. VNA Photo: Đỗ Trưởng
A So airport cleared from dioxin contamination

The Chemical Command under the Ministry of Defence on October 24 announced the completion of dioxin cleanup at A So airport in A Luoi district, the central province of Thua Thien–Hue. The project on the work was approved by the Ministry of Defence in March 2020. At a cost of 74 billion VND (3 million USD) from the State budget, the project covered mine clearance on an area of more than 9 hectares, and collection and treatment of dioxin contaminated soil. Almost 38,718 cubic meters of polluted soil were buried to contain the spread of the toxic chemical, while microbiologic technology was deployed to clear dioxin residue in another part of the airport. During wartime, the US military used A So Valley in A Luoi district as an airfield to transport and store Agent Orange. Thua Thien–Hue is home to nearly 16,000 people exposed to Agent Orange, including 5,000 in A Luoi district. VNA Photo: Đỗ Trưởng
A So airport cleared from dioxin contamination

The Chemical Command under the Ministry of Defence on October 24 announced the completion of dioxin cleanup at A So airport in A Luoi district, the central province of Thua Thien–Hue. The project on the work was approved by the Ministry of Defence in March 2020. At a cost of 74 billion VND (3 million USD) from the State budget, the project covered mine clearance on an area of more than 9 hectares, and collection and treatment of dioxin contaminated soil. Almost 38,718 cubic meters of polluted soil were buried to contain the spread of the toxic chemical, while microbiologic technology was deployed to clear dioxin residue in another part of the airport. During wartime, the US military used A So Valley in A Luoi district as an airfield to transport and store Agent Orange. Thua Thien–Hue is home to nearly 16,000 people exposed to Agent Orange, including 5,000 in A Luoi district. VNA Photo: Đỗ Trưởng

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