1. Full name: Tran Thi Van                                              2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: 10/9/1977                                              4. Place of birth: Ha Noi

5. Admission decision number: Decision number 4860/QĐ-ĐHKHTN, dated on 24/11/2014, signed by the Rector of VNU University of Science.

6. Changes in academic process:

Extension decision No. 596/QĐ-ĐHKHTN date on 06/3/2018 and Decision No. 4728/QĐ-ĐHKHTN date on 28/12/2018,  signed by the Rector of VNU University of Science;

7. Official thesis title: Study on the distribution of 210Po in sea water, sediment, and clam (Meretrix meretrix), oyters (Crassostrea gigas) along the Northern coastal region.

8. Major: Soil and Aquatic Environment                          9. Code: 9440301.02

10. Supervisors:            Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bui Duy Cam

                                    Dr. Dang Duc Nhan

11. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:

-  It’s the first time to create data set of background activity concentration of 210Po in seawater, sediment and clam (M. meretrix), oysters (C. gigas) and some kinds of food in Gulf of Tonkin, Viet Nam (Thai Binh province, Hai Phong city, and Quang Ninh province).

- To determine the distribution coefficient of Kd of 210Po between seawater and sediment phases with specifics of the Gulf of Tonkin seawater coastal; and estimate Concentration Factor (CF) of 210Po for clam (M. meretrix) and oysters (C. gigas).

- To estimate the contribution rate of 210Po radionuclide to the average annual committed effective dose for adults in the Red River delta region due to ingest food types.

12. Practical application:

- To develop the data background of activity concentration of 210Po in seawater, sediment and clam (M. meretrix), oysters (C. gigas) and some kinds of food in Thai Binh province, Hai Phong city, and Quang Ninh province.

- It’s primary to clarify the distribution behavior of 210Po in coastal seawater environment by determining Kd coefficient of 210Po between seawater and sediment phases; To evaluate the 210Po bioaccumulation of clam (M. meretrix) and oysters (C. gigas) by the Concentration Factor (CF). Considering some of environmental factors that effect on distribution behavior of 210Po in coastal seawater environment and biology concentration factor 210Po off clam (M. meretrix), oysters (C. gigas), such as DOC, salinity, Cl- and pH.

- To estimate the contribution rate of 210Po radionuclide to the average annual committed effective dose for adults in the Red River delta region due to ingest food types.

13. Further research directions, if any:

- To research the distribution and bioaccumulation of 210Po in offshore of territorial waters of Vietnam, focusing on the high commercial seafood types.

- To continue researching in the other coastal areas of Viet Nam to gather enough data base for running the radioactivity dispersion model for warning when China nuclear plant may be happen accident.

14. Thesis-related publications:

1. Tran Thi Van, Nguyen Duc Tam, Dang Duc Nhan, Nguyen Quang Long, Duong Van Thang and Bui Duy Cam (2016), “Water-sediment distribution and behavior of Polonium (210Po) in a shallow coastal area with high concentration of dissolved organic matters in water, north Viet Nam”, Nuclear Science and Technology – Viet Nam Atomic Energy Society 6 (2), pp 01-14.

2. Tran Thi Van, Dang Duc Nhan, Bui Duy Cam and Luu Viet Hung (2018), “Determining bioaccumulation of Poloni -210 in soft tissue of bivalves in the Gulf of Tonkin”, Journal of Analytical Sciences 23 (1),  pp. 155-164.

3. Tran Thi Van, Luu Tam Bat, Dang Duc Nhan, Nguyen Hao Quang, Bui Duy Cam and Luu Viet Hung (2019), “Estimation of Radionuclide Concentrations and Average Annual Committed Effective Dose due to Ingestion for the Population in the Red River Delta, Viet Nam”, Environment Management 63 (4), pp. 444–454.