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2010-03-04| AirWHAT WE BREATHE IN?
The number of respiratory tract diseases and allergies have increased. -
2010-02-16| CitiesECOLOGIST: SMOG IN YEREVAN TOO
Karine Danielyan: Yerevan may adhere to London and Los Angeles worldwide notorious for their smog. -
2010-02-16| AirYEREVAN MUNICIPALITY OBLIGES TO REDUCE EMISSION OF EXHAUST GASES BY 20%
In May Yerevan will accede to the initiative of the European Commission “Agreement of Mayors”, under which Yerevan Municipality will have a commitment by 2020 to reduce emission of exhaust gases by 20 percent and more. -
2010-02-03| AirAT HRAZDAN CEMENT PLANT
Under “Mika Cement”, the Cement Plant in Hrazdan is in the process of re-equipping with new technologies instead of old ones used to produce cement. -
2009-12-29| OfficialsARAM HARUTYUNYAN: MANY BILLS ELABORATED FOR NATURE PROTECTION
On 15 October the Armenian Government adopted a decision establishing a permissible standard for emission of harmful substances into atmosphere (200 million cubic meters per year) and this standard enabled to register 1200-1300 organizations out of 60,000 registered organizations the emission of which make up approximately 92-95%.
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2009-12-02| AirIN HRAZDAN CEMENT CONTENT IN ATMOSPHERE EXCEEDS MPC BY 4.6 TIMES
In October the cement content in the atmospheric air in Hrazdan exceeded the maximum permissible concentration by 4.6 times. Under the National Statistical Service of Armenia, this index has increased by 1.4 times in comparison with September. -
2009-10-21| AirWILL NATURE BENEFIT?
The protocols signed between Armenia and Turkey contains a point on establishing an environmental committee. Is there any necessity to establish such a committee or it’s just a formal line? If such a committee is to be established, what kind of environmental issues will be dealt with by Armenian and Turkish specialists? -
2009-09-18| SevanNEAR GOLD IN SOTQ
Sotq village is a community where the richest reserves in Armenia are located. GeoProMining Company represented by its subsidiary GPM Gold Company rented 950 ha of the village administrative territory and possesses the concession for the exploitation of Sotq gold deposit. The company obtained the concession together with Ararat Gold Recovery Factory from Indian “Vedanta Recourses” Company in 2007. -
2009-09-18| MiningGAGIK ARZUMANYAN: WE INTENSIFIED OUR EFFORTS AIMED AT PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
“GЕО Alaverdi” report drawn up in the frames of UNEP/ GRID-Arendal gave rise to serious concerns in Alaverdi, particularly in Alaverdi concerning general description of the urban environment. -
2009-09-10| MiningSIGNATURES COLLECTED IN HRAZDAN AGAINST EXPLOITATION OF FERRUGINOUS DEPOSIT
There is a hill near Hrazdan Town. This is the site where ferruginous deposit will be opened and ore will be mined through explosions. Here a processing plant will be constructed as well.
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