1. 1 MANAGEMENT OF POPs CONTAMINATED SITES IN VIETNAM Dr. Nguyen Anh Tuan Vietnam Environment Administration Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment FINAL WORKSHOP REGIONAL PROJECT ON POPs HEALTH RISK MANAGEMENT DANANG, VIETNAM, 22-24 JULY, 2009

2. Presentation topics Implementation of Stockholm Convention in Vietnam Inventory of POPs and POPs contaminated sites Pollution Control for POPs contaminated sites Conclusion and recommendation 2

3. Activities …

4. Some pictures of activities … 4

5. Stockholm Convention: 5 * Annex A: POPs to be eliminated 1. Aldrin 2. Chlordane 3. Dieldrin 4. Endrin 5. Heptachlor 6. Hexachlorobenzene 7. Mirex 8. Toxaphene 9. Polychlorinated Biphenyls * Annex B : limited usage 10. DDT * Annex C: UP-POPs 11. Dioxin 12. Furan, & PCB & HCB: “Open” LIST: Since COP4: 9 new POPs 1.AlphaHCH 2.BetaHCH 3.Chlordecone 4.HBB 5.PeCB 6.PFOS 7.C-pentaBDE 8.C-octaBDE 9.Lindane *

6. 6 Management of POPs in Vietnam Awareness Services Legal Enforce Infrastructure PCB POPs Pest U-POP Dioxin / AO Capacity building POPs areas … HW management areas … - 5 POPs areas in Viet Nam - 4 area for HW management: + consider POPs as typical TOXIC CHEMICALS + consider POPs as HAZARDOUS WASTES

7. –POP inventory under NIP: 1.3 tons of POPs pesticides stockpiled 12 contaminated sites –Further POPs inventory: POP Pesticides contaminated sites PCB contaminated sites AO/Dioxin contaminated sites –Databases POP sites databases  introduce the databases Website: POPs.org.vn  introduce the website 7 Inventory of POPs & POPs contaminated sites

8. Information management POP sites databases Website: POPs.org.vn 8

9. 9 Inventory of POPs & POPs contaminated sites

10. Sampling methodology 10 Inventory of POPs & POPs contaminated sites 7.3 m 12 m D7.7 m 28 m 20 m EVN trans- mission tower 13 m 8 m 10 m Former pesticides store Former rice grain store Former nitrogen fertilizer store The heaviest contaminate d area LK 1 2 34 5 6 7 8 9 9 10 11 12 24 25 26 3133 37 40 41 4244

11. Map of suspected sites

12. POPs pollution control measures 1. Enhancing state management: -Development of legal framework for management POPs, POPs contaminated sites and chemical pollution in general -Strengthening POPs inspection and enforcement to reduce the impact and prevent the new contaminated sites produced. -Control and reduce the risks: -Continue inventory and monitor the contaminated sites -Carry out risk assessment and management 12

13. POPs pollution control measures –2. Development/Application of POPs treatment technologies Development and application of technologies for environmentally sound treatment of POPs Isolation and/or treatment of POPs Control / reduce the risks 13

14. POPs pollution control measures –3. Awareness raising: Awareness for management officials Awareness for Vietnam environmental services providers Awareness for the Public Provide information, develop guidelines, training, … 14

15. Conclusion and recommendation –Under the framework of Stockholm Convention and other Vietnam environmental protection programs, active measures are being implemented for management of POPs contaminated sites –Different management tools are being developed and applied to control POPs: legal, technical and public awareness –A number of POPs related projects have been being developed and implemented: POP Pesticides-UNDP; PCB-WB, SDC; BAT-BEP- UNIDO; AO; Contaminated sites –Gov’t Budget ‘’15

16. –Maintain the great efforts in management and risk control for POPs and POPs contaminated sites –Continue to develop a full legal framework, especially for old storage sites and to control U-POPs. –Continue to raise awareness on POPs risks, targeting more onto business and public communities. –Increase financial support –Assessment and selection of appropriate technologies for POPs treatment in Vietnam –Integrated mechanism to manage POPs in framework of waste management, chemicals management and and environmental protection in general 16 Challenges …

17. Việt Nam: Danang,Hanoi,Hue,HCM city Ha Long BayHa Noi Thank you for attention ! XIN C Ả M Ơ N !