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All of the companies were discovered discharging untreated wastewater and industrial smoke causing damaging health effects for locals. In addition, all had installed non-working or fake wastewater treatment systems and failed to adhere to their environmental protection pledges, said the authority.
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Inspector of the HEPZA fined the 27 companies a total of VND200 million (US$11,000). In the future, HEPZA will reinvestigate sources of local pollution including wastewater, exhaust fumes, and industrial waste; and invest in more infrastructures to protect the environment.
HEPZA will also ask infrastructure development companies to build automatic wastewater monitoring systems.
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