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Is working in limekilns dangerous?


Is working in limekilns dangerous?
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Copyright: Thanh Nguyen (ngythanh) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 501 W: 135 N: 2283] (8366)
Genre: Lieux
Média: Couleur
Date de prise de vue: 2007-03-10
Catégories: Vie quotidienne, Transports
Appareil photographique: Canon EOS 20D, Canon EF 70-200 F4 L, SanDisk Ultra II 2Gg
Exposition: f/13.0, 1/200 secondes
Details: Tripod: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Versions: version originale
Thème(s): Boats in Asia [view contributor(s)]
Date de soumission: 2007-06-26 5:40
Vue: 956
Favoris: 1 [voir]
Points: 24
[Ligne directrice - Note] Note du photographe
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This is the picture taken of the oyster shells exploitation from Lăng Cô lagoon, in its western area named Trường Đồng, away from National Route 1A and inhabitant area.

As one of the best beaches in Vietnam, Lăng Cô is also an immense source of oyster shells that offers the income for many local families: burning of lime. The four limekilns give jobs to an army of nearly 300 workers: the off-shore collecting group, the transporting group, and the on-site professionals at the limekilns who mix the shells with coal and maintain the burning process of 10-hour batch. Every 15 cubic meters of shell will yield 12 tons of lime. At this speed, "the Lăng Cô Four" produced some 16,000 tons of powdered lime annually. However, under current domestic-craft process, they create a thick curtain of CO² and dust floating in the air that become a white coat adhering to trees, vegetables, walls, roofs and even wells and water containers within surrounding area.

Recently, local people abandoned the manual method and applied machinery into the process. They operate 40 scrapers and suckers to go two yards deep under the lagoon terrace and this even causes great turmoil to the life of seafood here.

As Lăng Cô has been elevated from "commune" to “town” level and the upgrade to be provincial tourist zone is underway, local authorities still have a lot to deal with the menace of these limekilns against public health, the pollution as well as the demand of jobs for their people in case these sites to be shut down or removed away from the lagoon.


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  • Great 
  • Gustaw Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2500 W: 722 N: 202] (21670)
  • [2007-06-26 5:47]

Hi, friend!
It is very interesting photo with very good composition. In this photo is life! Good colours and good light. Only so many shrapen. Interesting view.
Marek

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  • aadilj Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2121 W: 62 N: 1823] (12612)
  • [2007-06-26 5:48]

hats a lovely painting like image you have captured here. i loe the tone and etxtures and the way you have controlled everything that could be controlled. Lovely overview and and a nice sharp great photograph.

  • Great 
  • JoeyE Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 61 W: 4 N: 45] (178)
  • [2007-06-26 6:25]
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Hi Thanh,
an excellant shot that is very well composed.
I love the smoke...it gives it an interesting atmosphere.
Well done,
Joe

ُSalam,
It shows their working condition well.I like how you managed to capture the boats and also the other details in this shot.
TFS,
Atousa

Another rather unique and instructive upload from Vietnam, Anh Thahn. Thanks for both the image, which is fine and the information, which os precious.
All the best,
Francis

You've captured very well the atmosfere in which the people are working. Surely and hard job in a smoking area. A + for the note.
Cheers, Jean-Claude

One of your best, Thanh!
Don't you think this is a combat photograph — the battle for food? The loss won't be immediately, but it is sure!
Take care,
George

hello Thanh,

does not look healthy to me ! i like the compo with the high dust and the soft colours. great documentary photo !!
greetings, inn

As a one-year resident of Lang Co, I appreciate this wonderful shot.
Thank you for taking and sharing...
Mike

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  • TRASH Gold Star Critiquer [C: 199 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2007-06-26 21:30]

Very successful picture to illustrate the good story.
Congratulations!
MQ

Thanh, great notes, very interesting. You can almost taste the pollution here. Just how bad does it affect the workers?
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mark

Hello Thanh,
Another fantastic picture. My favorite.
Poulomi

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