According to a scientific publication by Dr Jenna JAMBECK, every year, between 4 and 12 million tons of plastic waste finds its way into the planet’s oceans, which is a consequence of the bad management of household waste by coastal populations. In HO CHI MINH City, Vietnam’s economic capital with a population of more than 8 million inhabitants, the increased awareness of the issue by a researcher at the French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development has resulted in a research programme. For the first time, the impact of plastic, on a tropical river in an emerging country, is being documented with the participation of NGUYEN Phuong Anh – IRD Vietnam Scientific advisor; Émilie STRADY, Geochemist of aquatic environment UMR IGE - IRD / CARE and KIEU LE Thuy Chung, Lecturer & researcher HCMUT-GEOPET / CARE.
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