• Determination of characteristics and distribution of heavy metals on the Mekong Delta coastal zone.
• Study the pollution increase of marine sediments over time, especially compared pollution before and after the industrial civilization.

Theoretical results

• The result tables of heavy metals concentration, carbonate, TOC, radioisotope ²¹⁰Pb and ¹³⁷Cs.
• The distribution maps of the heavy metals concentration and sediment texture in the study area.
• The maps of sediment transport trend, deliver and accumulation of pollutants in the study area.
• Three scientific articles related to the contents of the project were published on the journals: Earth Sciences, Analytical Chemistry, and Physics and Biology.

Applied results

• Contribute to elucidate the process of sediment accumulation on the subaqueous delta, the transition zone between which the powerful continent-ocean interaction occurs.
• Assess the trend of development of modern Mekong Delta in the current situation (climate change, sea level rise and human activities of man).
• Service of integrated coastal zone management more efficient.
• Coastal local authorities will have more information on marine sedimentary environment and other issues related to their respective waters.

• A result of high levels of heavy metals (Cu, Pb, Zn, Cd, Cr, As) in 100 sediment samples from coastal Mekong Delta.
• Based on the determination of the activity of the radioactive isotope ²¹⁰Pb in  one sediment core, first estimation of the sediment accumulation rate is about 0.33 cm / year at the location of core.

• Department of Science and Technology, Department of Natural Resources and Environment in provinces along the coast of the Mekong Delta.
• Research Institutes and Universities.

To investigate more fully the rate of accumulation of marine sediments in the recent period in the study area, it is necessary to collect more sediment cores at various water depths. Since then, we will be able to confirm exactly the rate of sediment accumulation in the region.