A water filtration system that uses nanotechnology was introduced at aworkshop in the Mekong Delta City of Can Tho on October 22.
Experts said the technology from the Republic of Korea could be aneffective solution to water pollution in the Mekong Delta.
Duong Quoc Xuan, deputy head of the Steering Committee for theSouthwestern Region, said even though the Mekong Delta is traversed bymore than 28,000km of rivers and canals, there is still a shortage ofclean water.
Up to 75 percent of the region’s 18million inhabitants live in rural areas, and most of them use water fromrivers on a daily basis. Meanwhile, water resources are increasinglypolluted due to agricultural and industrial production and urbanisation,which is causing an increase in the prevalence of infectious diseasesin the community, he noted.
The official said a water filtration system that uses nanotechnology could be an appropriate solution to the problem.
Prof. Dr Hong Sik Byun, President of the Membranes Society of the RoK,gave a presentation on the water filtration system Vikowa, which isable to remove all impurities, heavy metals, arsenic and harmful organicchemicals.
The product is powered by latent energyand can therefore be used in areas that lack access to electricity, hesaid, adding that first tests on Hanoi’s lakes and underwater reservoirsmet the requirements for the application of the purificationtechnique.-VNA
Experts said the technology from the Republic of Korea could be aneffective solution to water pollution in the Mekong Delta.
Duong Quoc Xuan, deputy head of the Steering Committee for theSouthwestern Region, said even though the Mekong Delta is traversed bymore than 28,000km of rivers and canals, there is still a shortage ofclean water.
Up to 75 percent of the region’s 18million inhabitants live in rural areas, and most of them use water fromrivers on a daily basis. Meanwhile, water resources are increasinglypolluted due to agricultural and industrial production and urbanisation,which is causing an increase in the prevalence of infectious diseasesin the community, he noted.
The official said a water filtration system that uses nanotechnology could be an appropriate solution to the problem.
Prof. Dr Hong Sik Byun, President of the Membranes Society of the RoK,gave a presentation on the water filtration system Vikowa, which isable to remove all impurities, heavy metals, arsenic and harmful organicchemicals.
The product is powered by latent energyand can therefore be used in areas that lack access to electricity, hesaid, adding that first tests on Hanoi’s lakes and underwater reservoirsmet the requirements for the application of the purificationtechnique.-VNA
