January 23, 2011
Scientists urge for urgent action as more than one-fourth of water wells in the Red River Delta are contaminated with the carcinogenic chemicals A resident in Vietnam’s Red River Delta shows skin lesions caused by arsenic poisoning. Scientists have warned against an “alarming” contamination of arsenic and other toxic chemicals in the Delta’s groundwater. [...]
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January 21, 2011
Arsenic and other toxic chemicals contaminate drinking water in Vietnam’s Red River Delta including the capital Hanoi, posing a serious health threat to about 7 million people, a study found. About 65 percent of the region’s wells, the main source of drinking water, contain unsafe levels of arsenic, manganese, selenium and barium, according to [...]
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February 21, 2009
A visitor drinks bottled water in Ho Chi Minh City. The city health officials have sounded caution about the quality of water being bottled by local small producers. The Ho Chi Minh City Health Department has expressed concern over the hygiene and safety of bottled water being sold by several small producers. The department has [...]
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