PMID- 30094588
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20190606
LR  - 20200225
IS  - 1573-2983 (Electronic)
IS  - 0269-4042 (Linking)
VI  - 41
IP  - 1
DP  - 2019 Feb
TI  - The status and distribution of PCBs along the coast of Vietnam.
PG  - 381-390
LID - 10.1007/s10653-018-0168-y [doi]
AB  - Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), well-known as an important scientific 
      achievement, are now considered as one of the most persistent organic pollutants 
      (POPs) that need to be strictly controlled and forbidden worldwide (the Stockholm 
      convention on POPs). Vietnam is one of the countries that encounters with serious 
      issues from PCB contamination. This study presented a comprehensive review on the 
      status and contamination of PCBs along the coast of Vietnam. The contaminated 
      PCBs data in the water, sediment and biological samples from 18 provinces along 
      Vietnam coastline were collected from various sources. A comparison in PCBs 
      contamination between Vietnam and other Asian countries was included. The status 
      on PCBs contamination in Vietnam since participated as a party of the Stockholm 
      convention on POPs in 2002 was also assessed. The results showed that Vietnam is 
      facing serious PCBs contamination problems as it evidences the spread and 
      accumulation of PCBs in the marine environment. The implementation of the 
      Stockholm convention on POPs (PCBs in particular) has not yet demonstrated 
      significant effect on the reduction in PCBs contamination in the environment. 
      This information on PCBs contamination in Vietnam urges government to strengthen 
      the mechanism, policy and legislation, the management capacity for PCBs as well 
      as applying advanced and modern technologies in reducing, disposing and 
      eliminating PCBs from the environment.
FAU - Hanh, Pham Thi Minh
AU  - Hanh PTM
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4284-4159
AD  - Institute of Mechanics (IMECH), Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 
      264 Doi Can Street, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi, Vietnam. hanhcmesrc@gmail.com.
FAU - Nghi, Duong Thanh
AU  - Nghi DT
AD  - Institute of Marine Environment and Resources (IMER), Vietnam Academy of Science 
      and Technology (VAST), 246 Da Nang Street, Ngo Quyen District, Hai Phong, 
      Vietnam.
FAU - Lan, Tran Dinh
AU  - Lan TD
AD  - Institute of Marine Environment and Resources (IMER), Vietnam Academy of Science 
      and Technology (VAST), 246 Da Nang Street, Ngo Quyen District, Hai Phong, 
      Vietnam.
FAU - Van Quan, Nguyen
AU  - Van Quan N
AD  - Institute of Marine Environment and Resources (IMER), Vietnam Academy of Science 
      and Technology (VAST), 246 Da Nang Street, Ngo Quyen District, Hai Phong, 
      Vietnam.
FAU - Ba, Dang The
AU  - Ba DT
AD  - University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Vietnam National University 
      (VNU), 144 Xuan Thuy Street, Cau Giay District, Hanoi, Vietnam.
FAU - Viet, Pham Hung
AU  - Viet PH
AD  - Centre for Environmental Technology and Sustainable Development (CETASD), Hanoi 
      University of Science, Vietnam National University (VNU), 334 Nguyen Trai Street, 
      Thanh Xuan District, Hanoi, Vietnam.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20180809
PL  - Netherlands
TA  - Environ Geochem Health
JT  - Environmental geochemistry and health
JID - 8903118
RN  - 0 (Environmental Pollutants)
RN  - DFC2HB4I0K (Polychlorinated Biphenyls)
SB  - IM
MH  - Aquatic Organisms/chemistry
MH  - *Environmental Monitoring
MH  - Environmental Pollutants/*analysis
MH  - Geologic Sediments/chemistry
MH  - Polychlorinated Biphenyls/*analysis
MH  - Seawater/chemistry
MH  - Vietnam
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Coastal area
OT  - Environment
OT  - PCBs
OT  - POPs
OT  - Vietnam
EDAT- 2018/08/11 06:00
MHDA- 2019/06/07 06:00
CRDT- 2018/08/11 06:00
PHST- 2017/10/11 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2018/08/02 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2018/08/11 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2019/06/07 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2018/08/11 06:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1007/s10653-018-0168-y [pii]
AID - 10.1007/s10653-018-0168-y [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Environ Geochem Health. 2019 Feb;41(1):381-390. doi: 10.1007/s10653-018-0168-y. 
      Epub 2018 Aug 9.