The aquatic environment of large cities in Asia is faced with many pollution problems as a result of the rapid economic development of the past decades. Emerging pollutants are any synthetic or naturally-occurring chemicals that are not monitored or regulated in the environment and that have known or suspected adverse impacts on ecosystem and human health. The project will develop a dataset of the emerging pollutants including persistent organic pollutants (POP), micro/macroplastics, antibiotics and cyanotoxins in the aquatic ecosystems of seven large cities (Hanoi, HoChiMinh, Beijing, Singapore, Seoul, Bangkok, Phnom Penh) in East and Southeast Asia. The developed dataset of emerging pollutants in the region, will then be used to evaluate the potential risks to ecosystem and human health in order to propose better management practices for their disposal in large cities. The results will provide a scientific basis for the improvement of regional scale management of water resources. Studies on emerging pollutants are urgently needed for the definition of the conditions necessary for sustainable development in East and Southeast Asia.
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Project publications
Preliminary results of water quality survey for five aquacultural ponds in Phuc Tho district, Hanoi city
Faecal contamination and its relationship with some environmental variables of four urban rivers in inner Hanoi city, Vietnam
First review on microplastic contamination in water and sediment of lakes in Vietnam: present status, sources and perspectives
Microplastics in Asian freshwater ecosystems: Current knowledge and perspectives
Surface sediment quality of the Red River (Vietnam): impacted by anthropogenic and natural factors
Comprehensive determination of polychlorinated biphenyls and brominated flame retardants in surface sediment samples from Hanoi urban area, Vietnam: Contamination status, accumulation profiles, and potential ecological risks
Unsubstituted and methylated PAHs in surface sediment of urban rivers in the Red River Delta (Hanoi, Vietnam): Concentrations, profiles, sources, and ecological risk assessment
Comprehensive monitoring of more than 1000 organic micro-pollutants in drainage water: Case study in a rural village with end-of-life vehicle processing activities in Northern Vietnam
Heavy Metals in Suspended Solids in the Red River System at Chuong Duong Bridge (Hanoi)
Antibiotic and antiparasitic residues in surface water of urban rivers in the Red River Delta (Hanoi, Vietnam): Concentrations, profiles, source estimation, and risk assessment
Antibiotics in surface water of East and Southeast Asian countries: A focused review on contamination status, pollution sources, potential risks, and future perspectives
Low‐cost and versatile analytical tool with purpose‐made capillary electrophoresis coupled to contactless conductivity detection: Application to antibiotics quality control in Vietnam
Assessment of carbon concentration in some rivers in Hanoi city
Preliminary assessment of factors impacted on bicarbonate concentrations in the Red River system
Contamination status, emission sources and exposure risks of Polychlorinated biphenyls in road dust from some areas, North Vietnam
Analysis and Evaluation of Contamination Status of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Settled House and Road Dust Samples from Hanoi
Determination of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) residues in vegetable and soil samples at old store in Hung Yen
Soil and sediment contamination by unsubstituted and methylated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in an informal e-waste recycling area, northern Vietnam: Occurrence, source apportionment, and risk assessment
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