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Bien Hoa

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Bien Hoa (bēĕn` wä), city (1989 est. pop. 313,816), S Vietnam, c.20 mi (30 km) NE of Ho Chi Minh City. It is famous for its handmade pottery. In the city are sawmills and granite quarries. There is a commercial airport. A large U.S. air base was established there during the Vietnam War.
Bien Hoa
a town in S Vietnam: a former capital of Cambodia. Pop.: 520 000 (2005 est.)


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But US and Vietnamese officials have identified the old US bases in Danang, Bien Hoa -- near the former Saigon -- and Phu Cat as significant "hotspots" where spillage, washing of aircraft and loading of the herbicides contributed to contamination.
But US and Vietnamese officials have identified the old US bases in Danang, Bien Hoa -- near the former Saigon -- and Phu Cat as significant "hotspots" where spillage, washing of aircraft and loading of the herbicides contributed to contamination.
Danang airport is one of three dioxin "hot spots" that also include former US airbases at Phu Cat and Bien Hoa.
 
 
 
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