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ENVIRONMENTALISTS CONTINUE EXPRESSING CONCERNS ABOUT AYRUM TAILING DUMP
by Karina Manukyan
http://www.arminfo.am/index.cfm?objectid=1DD96960-9E1B-11E3-8E690EB7C0D21663
Tuesday, February 25, 15:48
Environmentalists continue expressing concerns about the Ayrum
tailing dump. According to Chairman of the Green Union of Armenia
Hakob Sanasaryan, the tailings have come very close to the local road
and may well cause its collapse.
"Besides, the residents of the nearby villages of Chochkan and Ayrum
keep complaining that they are forced to inhale dust containing heavy
metals," Sanasaryan said, noting that heavy metals in the air may
cause serious respiratory problems.
The Ayrum tailing dump belongs to the Akhtala Ore Mining and Processing
Combine (owned by the Metal Prince company).
Earlier Sanasaryan complained that waste from the Shamlukh complex
deposit (another project by Metal Prince) was thrown directly into
the nearby gorge.
From: Baghdasarian
by Karina Manukyan
http://www.arminfo.am/index.cfm?objectid=1DD96960-9E1B-11E3-8E690EB7C0D21663
Tuesday, February 25, 15:48
Environmentalists continue expressing concerns about the Ayrum
tailing dump. According to Chairman of the Green Union of Armenia
Hakob Sanasaryan, the tailings have come very close to the local road
and may well cause its collapse.
"Besides, the residents of the nearby villages of Chochkan and Ayrum
keep complaining that they are forced to inhale dust containing heavy
metals," Sanasaryan said, noting that heavy metals in the air may
cause serious respiratory problems.
The Ayrum tailing dump belongs to the Akhtala Ore Mining and Processing
Combine (owned by the Metal Prince company).
Earlier Sanasaryan complained that waste from the Shamlukh complex
deposit (another project by Metal Prince) was thrown directly into
the nearby gorge.
From: Baghdasarian