EcoLur
Significant increase in maximum permissible concentrations of a wide range of chemical compounds and toxic elements has been observed in Yerevan Lake such as aluminum, vanadium, chromium, bromine, manganese, chalk and selenium, as well as nitrite ions, sulphates and ammonium. Yerevan Lake turned out to be a real derelict place for many years. Yerevan Municipality once planned to clean the lake. “One of the most important water reservoirs, Yerevan Lake, is in a rather bad shape. Ground waters containing sewage, wastes of industrial enterprises, household and construction garbage flow into the lake.” Now the Municipality outlines it took certain steps to clean the littoral zones of Lake Yerevan and collected the garbage. The dates for these measures are 2009-2010. Even if to take into consideration, that all the measures were taken, the problem of the lake is not settled out. The pollution takes place gradually, moreover, it increases parallel with population growth, while lake cleaning measures are temporary and doesn’t have any mandatory nature. Nevertheless, “YerevanJur” CJSC bears direct responsibility for the pollution of this water resource with sewage and taking prevention measures, while Nature Protection Ministry assumes inspection functions up to punishment measures.
September 22, 2011 at 12:48