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Decision No.1696/QD-TTg on a number of measures to treat ashes, slag and gypsum from thermal power plants and chemical and fertilizer factories for use as raw materials for production of construction materials.

Country/Territory
Viet Nam
Document type
Regulation
Date
2014
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Công Báo No. 895-896 (04/10/2014).
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Soil conservation/soil improvement Soil pollution/quality Solid waste Fertilizers/nutrients Residues Risk assessment/management Recycling/reuse
Geographical area
Asia, East Asian Seas, South-Eastern Asia
Entry into force notes
This Decision enters into force on the date of its signing.
Abstract

This Decision provides a number of measures to treat ashes, slag and gypsum from thermal power plants and chemical and fertilizer factories for use them as raw materials construction materials. It has the following principal objectives: establishing standards and technical regulations for use as raw materials for production of construction materials, aiming to mitigate environmental pollution and reduce land areas used as waste landfills, contributing to saving natural resources used for production of construction materials and ensuring sustainable development; To determine a road-map for thermal power plants and chemical and fertilizer factories to complete the installment of equipment for treatment of ashes, slag and gypsum up to standards and technical regulations for use as raw materials for production of construction materials; To increase the volume of domestically available gypsum for use as raw materials for production of construction materials so as to gradually reduce and eventually limit gypsum import. To form a market of treated ashes, slag and gypsum for use as raw materials for production of construction materials.

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