Overseas Training > 2010 > Nguyen Thi Thu Hien
Nguyen Thi Thu Hien
Study on environmental situation of lead and zinc mine exploitation
Environmental Risk Analysis Laboratory, Division of Environmental Systems Engineering, Department of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering
Place of stay: Institute for Environmental Science and Technology, Hanoi University of Technology, Vietnam
Term: February 3 - March 20, 2010
The main goal of this internship was to understand excavation and environmental status of mines in Vietnam, as well as relevant problems in waste treatment and disposal at mining sites. I contacted related institutions, organizations, universities, and companies to approach the issues with full and exact information. The collected information helped me to clearly grasp the situation of the mining waste sites. Also I conducted a survey and on-site monitoring at lead and zinc mines in Cho Don district, Bac Kan province of Vietnam. This is the biggest mine that contains lead and zinc ores in Vietnam, and it has been reported by the media to be beset with many environmental problems. I took samples of soils, surface water, ground water, and some plants to analyze and identify the concentration of toxic parameters in the environment. From the internship, I learned the exploitation situation, and the current environmental issues of lead and zinc mining in particular, as well as metal mining in general. I strongly believe the internship has led me in the right direction for my doctoral thesis.
