On 11 February Center for Ecological Noosphere Studies of National Academy of Sciences of Armenia Director Armen Saghatelyan gave a press conference on pollution risks in the industrial towns of the country. Read articles below.
ARMEN SAGHATELYAN: INDUATRIAL FOREST FELLING IN ARMENIA GOING ON
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“Armenia has no forest industry; nevertheless, de facto industrial forest felling is going on in many places,” said Armen Saghatelyan, Center for Ecological Noosphere Studies of National Academy of Sciences of Armenia Director, on 11 February.
EXAMINING URANIUM MINES: WATCHFULNESS NEEDED
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The development of uranium mines cannot be carried out without causing damage to environment, said Armen Saghatelyan, Director of Center for Ecological Noosphere Studies of National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, on 11 February.
“I insist there are no safe technologies, nevertheless local industrial culture development level must be taken into consideration for using high technologies, which is rather low here, and the local mentality is also not favourable,” said A. Saghatelyan.
AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS GREWN IN YEREVAN AND MINE SURROUNDINGS IS ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDOUS
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Fruit grown up in plots of land in Yerevan are environmentally unclean. The studies conducted by Center for Ecological Noosphere Studies of National Academy of Sciences showed that air and water in Yerevan are rather polluted and affect on quality of agriculture products. Eliminations of so-called green zone particularly negatively affected on Yerevan ecosystem, which used to surround Yerevan under A. Tamanyan's project.
ARMENIAN GEOLOGIST: NEW LAW ON SOIL NOT THINKING ABOUT ENVIRONMENT
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Armen Saghatelyan, Dr. in Geological Sciences, insists the new bill 'On Soil' that soon will be submitted for the consideration of the Parliament, doesn't solve the main issue of environmental protection.
WATER FLOWING OUT OF ARMENIA NOT POLLUTED
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The water flowing out of borders of Armenia complies with international standards. This statement was made by Armen Saghatelyan, Director of Center for Ecological Noosphere Studies of National Academy of Sciences of Armenia on 11 February.
NEW ENVIRONMENTAL THREAT EMERGED IN ARMENIA- RADON GAS
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A new environmental problem has emerged in Armenia connected with radioactive impact of radon gas. This statement was made by Armen Saghatelyan, Director of Center for Ecological Noosphere Studies of National Academy of Sciences of Armenia and Lilit Sahakyan, Laboratory Head at the same institute, on 11 February.
Radon is a radioactive, colorless, odorless, tasteless noble gas, occurring naturally as the decay product of uranium. It is one of the densest substances that remains a gas under normal conditions and is considered to be a health hazard due to its radioactivity. It is 6-7 times as heavy as atmospheric air, that's why it accumulates in the basements and first grounds of buildings. As most children’s institutions (for example) kindergartens are located on the first ground, while the immune system of the children is still not strong enough, they are first affected by radon.
February 14, 2011