Hatfield is partnering with CDM Smith
International to provide technical support services to The United States
Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission in Viet Nam to
assess dioxin remediation alternatives at the Bien Hoa Airbase. The
study will determine the nature and extent of dioxin contamination at
the Airbase as well as assess the effectiveness, implementability, cost,
and environmental impact of a number of dioxin remediation alternatives
for the Airbase.
Hatfield and CDM Smith are consulting
with government agencies, and surveying local institutions and community
groups to obtain feedback on the Environmental Assessment (EA), which
also includes a Gender Assessment. Hatfield will develop responses to
feedback received from the U.S. State Department and other U.S.
Government partners, the Government of Viet Nam, Vietnamese citizens,
NGOs and the government of Dong Nai Province.
The Airbases and Airports at Da Nang,
Bien Hoa, and Phu Cat have been referred to as dioxin “hot spots” due to
high dioxin concentrations remaining decades after large volumes of
Agent Orange and other defoliants were handled at these sites during the
US-Viet Nam War. The Government of Viet Nam has requested foreign
assistance to support dioxin remediation efforts. Hatfield and CDM
Smith are also currently working with the U.S. Government to support
dioxin clean-up efforts at the Da Nang Airport site. Hatfield has been involved in the Agent Orange dioxin issue in Viet Nam since 1994. READ MORE
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