Air pollution is worsening in Vietnam, compelling the government to swing into action. Air pollution is worsening in Vietnam, forcing the government to think about setting limits on emissions from industrial factories and private vehicles by 2020, the Vietnam News Agency reported. The process of industrialization and modernization has led to air pollution becoming one of the most acute problems confronting Vietnam’s large cities like Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang, said Vo Tuan Nhan, deputy minister of natural resources and environment. Vietnam was named in the worst 10 countries on the global air pollution index, according to the 2014 Environmental Performance Index created by researchers at Yale and Columbia universities in the U.S. The main cause of pollution is exhaust fumes emitted by the country’s 43 million scooters and 2 million private cars. Public transport, at the same time, only meets 10 percent of travel demands. Emissions from industrial facilities like coal-fired power plants and cement and steel factories are another significant source of air pollution. “Long exposure to polluted air will hinder the development of a child’s brain and result in respiratory diseases among adults,” the deputy minister said. A survey conducted by the Ministry of… Read full this story

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