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Two companies in Hung Yen suspended over pollution

The People's Committee of Hung Yen province has suspended the operations of two local companies for their violations related to environmental protection.
Two companies in Hung Yen suspended over pollution ảnh 1Many rivers and canals in Hung Yen province are being polluted due to the untreated wastewater of local companies (Photo: nongnghiep.vn)

Hung Yen (VNA) - The People's Committee of Hung Yen province hassuspended the operations of two local companies for their violations related toenvironmental protection.

The Duc Hieu Joint Stock Company located in My Hao township and Kim Son Co Ltdin Yen My district have been found discharging wastewater that exceeded thestandard levels to the environment.

The northern province's authorities requested these two companies to halt allproduction activities and focus on improving and upgrading the treatment systemto ensure the wastewater meets regulated standards before being discharged intothe environment. The pollution treatment must be completed before December 31.

The two offenders added to the list of 29 establishments that caused environmentalpollution in 2018, according to the province.

Eighteen companies of which have not built waste treatment systems and another11 facilities have substandard systems.

Samples of treated wastewater of some companies still exceeded standard levelsby 1.3 to 8.3 times./.
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