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  • Cement powder of Ararat town causes illnesses

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    | 20:55:13 | 08-06-2005 | Regions |

    CEMENT POWDER OF ARARAT TOWN CAUSES ILLNESSES
    Today the Caucasian region ecological center organized in Ararat a
    conference with the theme `Environmental Protection For the Welfare of the
    Coming Generations and Steady Development'. The aim of the conference was
    create a field of cooperation and experience exchange between Ararat and
    other regions in Armenia and the highlight the ecological problems of
    Ararat.

    According to Dshkhuhi Sahakyan, expert of the Ararat local environment
    activities program, the town of Ararat has serious problems connected with
    air and water pollution. Particularly, the problem is connected with the
    Ararat cement factory. It has caused lung illnesses in many people.
    According to the local residents, many people have been poisoned by the
    water polluted by the gold extraction plant. Mrs. Sahakyan said that they
    had offered to install filtering equipment in the cement factory, but they
    were told that the equipment will be too expensive.

    Head of the association «Principles of Steady Development» Karine Danielyan
    referred to the food problems. According to her, many different types of
    food with genetically changed components are imported into Armenia. The
    reason of this, according to her, is the poor social conditions, as Armenia
    imports these types of foods without detailed investigation.
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