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    AREA RESIDENTS COMPLAIN ABOUT RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS LINKED TO EMISSIONS

    http://hetq.am/en/society/ecolur-4/
    2010/11/02 | 13:15

    ecology society

    Companies claim exhausts within safe levels

    Residents living in the vicinity of the ~SMakour Yerkat~T and the
    ~SArmenian Titanium~T companies in Yerevan have been complaining
    to the environmental organization Ecolur about respiratory problems
    stemming from exhausts emanating from the companies~R smokestacks.

    ~SI~Rm an athlete, and I never had breathing problems before. But now,
    I have this persistent cough. You can~Rt breathe fully; there~Rs this
    irritation in my throat,~T said one of the local residents.

    The ~SMakour Yerkat~T (Pure Iron) factory produces ferromolybdenum and
    pure iron molybdenum, while rhenium is extracted from gases. ~SArmenian
    Titanium Production~T produces ferrotitanium and other ferrobars. The
    Production results in the emission of sulfuric anhydride and nitrogen
    oxides into atmosphere.

    According to Ecolur, the State Environmental Impact Assessment Center
    doesn~Rt exercise any control over these polluted territories in
    Yerevan and that any data regarding emissions is supplied by the
    companies themselves.

    Ecolur has notified the RA Ministries of the Environment and Health
    regarding the problem and has called for testing at the sites in
    question.




    From: A. Papazian
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