Noxious fine dust in central Vietnam revealed to be oil-refining chemical

Piles of fine dust collected from a home near the Dung Quat refinery in Quang Ngai Province, October 31, 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Pham Linh

The fine, noxious dust that invaded over 1,000 homes in the central Quang Ngai Province two weeks ago were revealed to be oil-refining chemicals from the Dung Quat refinery.

According to a document sent from Binh Son District to the Quang Ngai People's Committee, the mysterious dust that appeared on October 30 and 31 in Binh Tri and Binh Hai communes were originated from the refinery.

During an inspection at a polypropylene manufacturing workshop of the Dung Quat refinery, authorities collected samples taken from the facility's chimneys, with color resembling that of the dust reported by locals.

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