Abstract
This paper employs Input-Output (IO) analysis framework to quantify not only sources but also causes of water pollution from Vietnamese economic activities. The study finds that in the year 2000, total TSS (Total Suspended Solids) and BOD (Biological Oxygen Demand) emissions from the economy are 356,419,325 kg and 43,756,010 kg, respectively. For TSS, the major emitter is "Basic Metal Industry" and the major inducers are "Construction" and "Basic Metal Industry". For BOD, the main dischargers are "Agriculture, Fishery and Forestry" and "Food, Beverage and Tobacco"; the major inducers are "Household" and "Export". The emission flows of each sector is further explored to draw an emission chain and to identify the key sectors of emissions. Depending on the analysis, a priority for emission reduction is suggested.
