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PRELIMINARY REASON OF MASS ELIMINATION OF FISH IN HRAZDAN RIVER PUBLISHED
ArmInfo
2010-01-27 14:52:00
ArmInfo. The Armenian Nature Protection Ministry told EcoLur NGO that
chlorine was revealed in the samples of water from the Hrazdan River,
which might become reason of mass elimination of the fish. At present
the Health Ministry of Armenia has launched examination to reveal
toxins in the fish. All the materials have been submitted to the
Kotayk Regional Police Department.
"EcoLur received an s.o.s. signal on 23 January. When we reached the
scene, Arzni Gorge, we saw the river bottom full of dead fish, crabs
and frogs. It was already the third day the Sevan gulls have been
feeding with the fish having risen to the surface. On the scene we
caught the Territorial State Environmental Inspection of the Ministry
of Nature Protection of RA. Under the inspector, the initial checkup
showed that approximately 500 m of the river zone was affected,'
EcoLur reported.
ArmInfo
2010-01-27 14:52:00
ArmInfo. The Armenian Nature Protection Ministry told EcoLur NGO that
chlorine was revealed in the samples of water from the Hrazdan River,
which might become reason of mass elimination of the fish. At present
the Health Ministry of Armenia has launched examination to reveal
toxins in the fish. All the materials have been submitted to the
Kotayk Regional Police Department.
"EcoLur received an s.o.s. signal on 23 January. When we reached the
scene, Arzni Gorge, we saw the river bottom full of dead fish, crabs
and frogs. It was already the third day the Sevan gulls have been
feeding with the fish having risen to the surface. On the scene we
caught the Territorial State Environmental Inspection of the Ministry
of Nature Protection of RA. Under the inspector, the initial checkup
showed that approximately 500 m of the river zone was affected,'
EcoLur reported.