Evaluation Of Impacts Of Silk Village's Water On Surface Water Quality In Van Phuc Village Ha Dong District Ha Noi City

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MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

VIETNAM FORESTRY UNIVERSITY

STUDENT THESIS

Evaluation of impacts of silk village’s waste water on surface water quality in Van

Phuc village, Ha Dong district, Ha Noi City

Major: Natural Resources Management (Advanced Curriculum)

Code: D850101

Faculty: Forest Resources and Environmental Management

Student: Nguyen Viet Anh Student ID: 1153091131

Class: K56 Natural Resources Management Course: 2011 – 2015

Advanced Education Program

Developed in Collaboration with Colorado State University, USA

Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bui The Doi

Hanoi, October 2015

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Firstly, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my advisor Assoc. Prof.

Dr. Bui The Doi for the continuous support of my study and related research, for his

patience, motivation, and immense knowledge. His guidance helped me in all time of

research and writing of this thesis. I could not have imagined having a better advisor and

mentor for my study.

Besides my advisor, I would like to thank officers in Division of Natural Resources

and Environment who have helped me during the implementation of this thesis.

I thank people of Van Phuc village, Ha Dong district to have created favorable

conditions for me in the collecting data process.

Due to limitation in experiences, working conditions and time, my thesis can not avoid

from inevitable shortcomings. I look forward to receiving feedback.

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ABTRACT

Silk making is one of the traditional culture of Vietnam that store a deep history.

Van Phuc commune is the most famous village in Vietnam for silk making, which has

brought benefit for people in term of economic and tourism. However, waste water from

silk making process has been affecting badly to the water surface environment. The

purpose of this thesis is to gain a deep understanding of how waste water from silk making

process impacts water environment in Van Phuc. Futhermore, based on data collected and

analysed make suggestions for the authority to put efforts on improve waste water

treatment and water quality discharged from silk making process. To gain the requirement

of the thesis, methods of silk making process, waste water treatment manegement and

water samples quantification were conducted.