Report on mass fish deaths finally published this week

May 10, 2016 | 09:50
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The results of the scientific investigation into the mass fish deaths and Hung Nghiep Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Ltd. in Ha Tinh Province will be reported to Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc this week.
The inspection team at Formosa steel plant

According to Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, after the inspection results will then finally be reported to the public.

The inspection team are divided into six groups with representatives from the ministries of Natural Resources and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Science and Technology, Construction, Industry and Trade, Public Security, National Defence and the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology.

The team directly checked the wastewater treatment systems of Hung Nghiep Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Ltd’s facilities. They will analyse the chemical substances used to cleanse wastewater pipes in the company.

Meanwhile, scientists from Germany, Israel and the US are also joining hands with authorities in the four provinces of Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue to investigate the cause of mass fish deaths that have occurred in the localities since April.

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