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NAIRIT - MOST DANGEROUS AMONG PLANTS OF ARMENIA
Azg/arm
18 Jan 05
Chemical industrial enterprises and refrigerating engineering that is
utilizing such toxic stuff as ammonium are a great danger for
Armenia. According to the government's decree, all such industries
have to elaborate measures to minimize the risk for human life at the
enterprises. The measures are tested by the Ministry of Emergency. An
enterprise should define the circle of a possible disaster, the
influence of meteoric factors, the quantity of toxic leakage etc.
There are 27 enterprises of that kind. "Nairit most be considered the
most dangerous one, as it deals with chlorine, ammonium and
hydrochloric acid", Ludwig Nazarian of the Emergency Ministry said.
There were only cases of ammonium and chlorine leakage that were of
local character and were no danger for population.
The only industry that really pollutes the atmosphere by toxic
emissions is the Manes-Valex metallurgical plant of Alaverdi. The
Soviet government tookthe responsibility of solving the issue 15 years
ago.
There is no technology of filtration at the plant, and one can feel
how toxic the air here is. The only measure against the pollution is
the examination of presence of sulfur oxides in the atmosphere every 3
days.
The reservoirs are another source of danger for such a seismic country
as Armenia. In case of powerful earthquake, the waters of the
reservoir can wash away entire settlements.
By Karine Danielian
Azg/arm
18 Jan 05
Chemical industrial enterprises and refrigerating engineering that is
utilizing such toxic stuff as ammonium are a great danger for
Armenia. According to the government's decree, all such industries
have to elaborate measures to minimize the risk for human life at the
enterprises. The measures are tested by the Ministry of Emergency. An
enterprise should define the circle of a possible disaster, the
influence of meteoric factors, the quantity of toxic leakage etc.
There are 27 enterprises of that kind. "Nairit most be considered the
most dangerous one, as it deals with chlorine, ammonium and
hydrochloric acid", Ludwig Nazarian of the Emergency Ministry said.
There were only cases of ammonium and chlorine leakage that were of
local character and were no danger for population.
The only industry that really pollutes the atmosphere by toxic
emissions is the Manes-Valex metallurgical plant of Alaverdi. The
Soviet government tookthe responsibility of solving the issue 15 years
ago.
There is no technology of filtration at the plant, and one can feel
how toxic the air here is. The only measure against the pollution is
the examination of presence of sulfur oxides in the atmosphere every 3
days.
The reservoirs are another source of danger for such a seismic country
as Armenia. In case of powerful earthquake, the waters of the
reservoir can wash away entire settlements.
By Karine Danielian