The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has issued a circular to regulate marine oil spill cleanup and recovery efforts.— Photo moitruongvadothi.vn HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has issued a circular to regulate marine oil spill cleanup and recovery efforts. Under the circular, an initial and preliminary investigation and assessment on the level of pollution will be made within the first 10 days after an oil spill is reported. If the investigation shows the level of oil in the water is higher than national standards, a more detailed assessment on environmental damage will be completed within 20 days after the preliminary investigation results. The detailed assessment result will be used to classify the oil spill’s impact on the environment. Individuals and organisations must make plans to deal with the oil spill if the area of water polluted beyond national standards is 25 per cent more than the total area … [Read more...] about Ministry guides oil spill response
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Thanh Hoa oil spill affecting thousands
Residents draw water from a ditch in Quảng Hưng Ward, Thanh Hóa City.-- Photo dantri.vnViet Nam News THANH HÓA – An oil spill discovered on Sunday in Thanh Hoa Province is threatening the livelihoods of thousands of people. Residents living in Quang Hưng Ward, Thanh Hóa City, on Monday informed local authorities that an oil spill from a local enterprise had affected their farming fields. Currently, the area stinks of oil smell and worse, on Monday a fire broke out on a ditch affected by the oil spill. The fire near a residential area was swiftly extinguished. Additionally, a 4ha-vegetable and rice field in Quang Hưng Commune was found affected by the oil. The spill has been blamed on a petroleum depot located in Lễ Môn Port, Thanh Hóa City, 4km from the city. The oil reached the affected area via the sewage system, which flowed into the ward. Dantri.vn online newspaper reported 4,000 litres of oil have leaked from the … [Read more...] about Thanh Hoa oil spill affecting thousands
Pollution and fire concerns raised over Thanh Hoa oil spill
Local people in Thanh Hoa Province are worried after thousands of litres of oil spilt on the streets from a military fuel station. Dam Khac Truong, chairman of Quang Hung Ward, confirmed the mass spills at a military fuel station on December 18. The scum oil tank overflowed on December 14 following rain. It is estimated that about 4,000 litres of oil spilt out to the streets and 800 metres into the sewer system. The oil also got into a nearby 5-hectare rice field. A fire broke out in a sewer in Quang Hung Ward the following day. Firefighters were called to the scene on time and no one was hurt but trees and nearby crops were damaged. Locals said they could still smell an intense oil scent and feared that more fires would break out in the near future since there was still oil in the sewer and rice field. The lives of hundreds of households are being threatened. A special team set up by Thanh Hoa People's Committee is working with the border guards and firefighters and other … [Read more...] about Pollution and fire concerns raised over Thanh Hoa oil spill
Border guards practice oil spill response
At the training course, instructors from SOS Environment Company equipped trainees with basic knowledge on setting up plans to prevent oil spills, implicit risks caused during the incident response, and steps to deal with an oil spill. At the exercise During the exercise, the city’s border guards in association with local functional forces practiced tackling an oil spill according to a specific scenario. The program aimed to promote those forces’ competency in responding to oil and chemical spill incidents so as to minimize loses in human and property. Translated by Chung Anh … [Read more...] about Border guards practice oil spill response
Thanh Hoa province holds oil spill response drill
Illustrative image (Source: http://sosmoitruong.com) Thanh Hoa (VNA) - A drill was held in the central coastal province of Thanh Hoa on July 10 to provide local relevant forces with necessary knowledge and skills to cope with oil spills and improve search and rescue efforts. The event was jointly organised by the provincial Steering Committee for Oil Spill Response and the environmental incident response centre of the SOS Environment JSC. According to the hypothetical scenario, an oil spill occurred due to a collision between two tankers in the waters near the Nghi Son International Port. The incident posted a serious risk of fire and explosion, and had two crew members to be rescued urgently. Right after the incident, the port’s security force asked for support from the environmental incident response centre, the provincial fire fighters, and the provincial border guard force. The border guard station at Nghi Son border gate, flotilla 2 with 20 officers and soldiers … [Read more...] about Thanh Hoa province holds oil spill response drill