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Sample of waste from steel company in central Vietnam taken for analysis

Xinhua, July 12, 2016 Adjust font size:

Sample of waste that Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Corporation (FHS) discharged into natural environment has been taken for analysis, said an official from Vietnam's central Ha Tinh province on Tuesday.

On Monday afternoon, Ha Tinh police and relevant agencies detected nearly 100 blocks of black waste with bad smell being buried in Ha Tinh's Ky Anh town.

The waste has been transported from FHS to be discharged in Ky Anh, reported Vietnam's state-run news agency VNA.

Vo Ta Dinh, director of Natural Resources and Environment Department (NRED) in Ha Tinh province, where the FHS is located, some 350 km south of Vietnam's capital Hanoi, said Tuesday that his department made a record on the fact that the FHS discharged waste into natural environment as well as took samples of the waste for analysis.

These samples will be tested to find out whether they are hazardous waste. Once the results of the tests are available, individuals and organizations with violations will face strict punishment, said Dinh.

According to the Ha Tinh NRED, the FHS and Ky Anh urban environment company signed a one-year contract on waste discharge, which takes into effect from April 15, 2016.

It is expected that during the week, Ha Tinh NRED will work with the FHS over the discharge.

Earlier in late June, the FHS has admitted that they are responsible for causing mass fish deaths in central coastal Vietnam. The company put forward five commitments, including paying economic compensation worth around 500 million U.S. dollars, supporting in occupational changes for local people, as well as dealing and restoring marine environment in the four Vietnam central coastal provinces. Endit