EcoLur
On 26 May the Nature Protection Minister and Bradley Busetto, UN Resident Coordinator/UNDP Resident Representative in Armenia signed 'Obsolete pesticide stockpile elimination Regulation of POP Contaminated Areas in Armenia' project documents.
In the frames of this project large POPs pesticide burial site in Nubarashen, as well as residual obsolete pesticide stores in 24 locations across the country, will be eliminated. In total, approximately 7,100 tons of POPs waste in the form of heavily contaminated soil and 1,050 tons of POPs pesticides and other obsolete pesticides will be recovered, treated and destroyed in an environmentally friendly fashion. A further 12,700 tons of less severely POPs contaminated soil will be securely contained.
May 27, 2015 at 14:19