Scientists: Chinese exports polluting Vietnam through Red RiverVietNamNet Bridge - Lao Cai province’s chair Dang Xuan Phong said the Red River’s water from the other side of the border with China is becoming more seriously polluted. Scientists from the Institute of Meteorology, Hydrology and Climate Change have also warned that China is exporting air pollution to Vietnam, saying that the effects of China’s ‘dust attack’ to the northern part of Vietnam are ‘worrying’. This is a one-way effect from China to Vietnam.The CO2 and NO2 concentrations in Quang Ninh and Lang Son provinces were measured at 0.1 ppm, while the figures were 0.25-0.75 ppm in other provinces. High concentration of SO2 is the reason that causes acid rain, harmful to crops and agricultural production. Dat Viet

Source: VietNamNet News September 05, 2016 02:37 UTC