Currently, environmental pollution is a hot topic in the newspapers and has received a lot of attention from the people. In particular, the problem of water pollution in Vietnam has been becoming more and more serious. Through the media, we can easily see images, as well as articles reflecting the current state of the environment. Although departments and unions strive to protect the environment, protect water resources, ... it seems that it is not enough to improve the pollution situation which is becoming more and more serious.
The planning of urban areas has not been associated with the issue of waste treatment, wastewater treatment, etc., which is still outstanding, so in big cities, industrial parks, urban areas, ... Environmental pollution is at an alarming level. It is estimated that out of 183 industrial parks in the country, over 60% of industrial parks do not have a centralized wastewater treatment system. In urban areas, only about 60% - 70% of solid waste is collected, infrastructure for drainage and treatment of waste water and waste can not meet the requirements of environmental protection. Most of the wastewater is contaminated with grease, cleaning chemicals, dye chemicals, etc., and has not been treated directly into natural rivers and lakes. An example has been concerned by the public, the Thi Vai River case is contaminated by chemicals discharged from the factory of Vedan MSG for 14 consecutive years.
The causes of environmental pollution today
People's awareness
First, it is the serious and indifference of people. Many people think that what they do is too small, not enough to harm the environment. Some people think that protecting the environment is the responsibility of the state and the authorities ... while others think that the environment is polluted, whatever they do, "doesn't work." , and environmental pollution does not affect us much. And it is these thoughts that will significantly affect the education and environmental protection thinking of the younger generations.
Indeed, adults do not set an example to educate children. According to observation, at schools, we often witness parents taking their children to school to the school gate to stop for breakfast and after eating, instead of putting away sticky rice boxes and bread boxes in the trash, they immediately throw them away. in place. Although schools have many signs and slogan prohibiting littering indiscriminately, parents who are indifferent to littering in public places have a hard time forming good sense for the younger generation.
The destructive environment of a person is only a small effect, but if you have many people together, it is very big. A small sheet of paper, milk cartons, plastic bags, etc. can accumulate for a long time, causing pollution, loss of aesthetics, and garbage left in the silos causing water drainage. Stuffy every time heavy rain or tides.
Businesses are irresponsible, bureaucratic and inadequate
The second cause of environmental pollution is the irresponsibility of businesses. Due to the goal of maximizing profits, many businesses have violated the exploitation process, contributing to significant environmental pollution.
On the other hand, the sewage treatment system in some industrial parks has not operated effectively, polluted domestic wastewater is continuously discharged into rivers and lakes, poisoning natural water sources.
Besides, it is the bureaucracy and lack of strict management in environment protection of the state that are also helping to destroy the environment.
In addition, the increasing amount of traffic in our country also contributes significantly to polluting the atmosphere.
Limitations and shortcomings in environmental protection
According to statistics of the Ministry of Justice, there are currently about 300 legal documents on environmental protection to regulate the behavior of individuals, organizations, economic activities, technical processes, and historical procedures. use of raw materials in production, etc. However, the system of these documents is still incomplete, lacking in synchronization, lacking in details, stability is not high, the status of newly issued documents has not been long before. Amendment and supplementation is quite common, thereby limiting the effectiveness of adjusting behaviors of individuals, organizations, economic activities ... in protecting the environment.
The legal powers of environmental protection organizations, especially those of the Environmental Police force, are not really strong enough, so they have limited the operational efficiency to grasp the situation, detect and prevent violations. about environmental protection. The legal basis and sanctions for the types of acts causing environmental pollution on crimes are still limited, not strong enough. In particular, there are very few cases of causing environmental pollution to be criminally handled, while other remedies such as: forced removal from polluted areas, closure and suspension of operation of establishments. environmental pollution has not been applied much, or has been applied, but the authorities are not so resolute, so the "stubborn" business is also not effective.