eprintid: 3369
rev_number: 14
eprint_status: archive
userid: 352
dir: disk0/00/00/33/69
datestamp: 2019-01-02 03:23:59
lastmod: 2019-01-02 03:23:59
status_changed: 2019-01-02 03:23:59
type: article
metadata_visibility: show
creators_name: Pham, Thi Minh Hanh
creators_name: Duong, Thanh Nghi
creators_name: Tran, Dinh Lan
creators_name: Nguyen, Van Quan
creators_name: Dang, The Ba
creators_name: Pham, Hung Viet
creators_id: badt@vnu.edu.vn
title: The status and distribution of PCBs along the coast
of Vietnam
ispublished: pub
subjects: Mechanics
divisions: fac_fema
abstract: Abstract Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), well-
known as an important scientific achievement, are now
considered as one of the most persistent organic
pollutants (POPs) that need to be strictly controlled
and forbidden worldwide (the Stockholm convention
on POPs). Vietnam is one of the countries that
encounters with serious issues from PCB contamina-
tion. This study presented a comprehensive review on
the status and contamination of PCBs along the coast
of Vietnam. The contaminated PCBs data in the water,
sediment and biological samples from 18 provinces
along Vietnam coastline were collected from various
sources. A comparison in PCBs contamination
between Vietnam and other Asian countries was
included. The status on PCBs contamination in
Vietnam since participated as a party of the Stockholm
convention on POPs in 2002 was also assessed. The
results showed that Vietnam is facing serious PCBs
contamination problems as it evidences the spread and
accumulation of PCBs in the marine environment. The
implementation of the Stockholm convention on POPs
(PCBs in particular) has not yet demonstrated signif-
icant effect on the reduction in PCBs contamination in
the environment. This information on PCBs contam-
ination in Vietnam urges government to strengthen the
mechanism, policy and legislation, the management
capacity for PCBs as well as applying advanced and
modern technologies in reducing, disposing and
eliminating PCBs from the environment.
date: 2018-09
date_type: published
publisher: Springer Netherlands
official_url: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10653-018-0168-y
full_text_status: public
publication: Environmental Geochemistry and Health
volume: 40
number: 1
pagerange: 1-10
refereed: TRUE
issn: 1573-2983
citation:   Pham, Thi Minh Hanh and Duong, Thanh Nghi and Tran, Dinh Lan and Nguyen, Van Quan and Dang, The Ba and Pham, Hung Viet  (2018) The status and distribution of PCBs along the coast of Vietnam.  Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 40  (1).   pp. 1-10.  ISSN 1573-2983     
document_url: https://eprints.uet.vnu.edu.vn/eprints/id/eprint/3369/1/nhimPCBsbinVitNam.pdf