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PHOTOCHEMICAL FOG MAJOR THREAT TO YEREVAN - EXPERT
tert.am
05.06.12
The photochemical fog looming over Yerevan and other cities and
towns across Armenia is a major problem for the country, an Armenian
environmental expert has warned.
At a news conference devoted to the World Environment Day, Karine
Danielyan, the president of the association For Sustainable Human
Development, said the environmental emissions pose serious hazards
despite being infrequent, as they decompose under the sun's rays,
developing into more poisonous chemical substances containing radical
oxygen.
"Its indicators are the ozone and nitrogen zones which reach high
levels in town," she said, adding that they often add to the thick
dust caused by the active construction work in central Yerevan.
The expert said that the air pollution in Yerevan is caused chiefly by
reduced green areas and water expanses, and heavy traffic. According
to her, the green lands in the capital city have reduced by 60%-70%.
Danielyan yesterday met with the mayor of Yerevan, Taron Margaryan,
to consider plans for opening an environmental committee adjacent to
the City Hall.
As she told Tert.am, the committee's administration will be represented
in the Urban Development Council and will be hopefully able to
influence its decision making process.
From: Baghdasarian
tert.am
05.06.12
The photochemical fog looming over Yerevan and other cities and
towns across Armenia is a major problem for the country, an Armenian
environmental expert has warned.
At a news conference devoted to the World Environment Day, Karine
Danielyan, the president of the association For Sustainable Human
Development, said the environmental emissions pose serious hazards
despite being infrequent, as they decompose under the sun's rays,
developing into more poisonous chemical substances containing radical
oxygen.
"Its indicators are the ozone and nitrogen zones which reach high
levels in town," she said, adding that they often add to the thick
dust caused by the active construction work in central Yerevan.
The expert said that the air pollution in Yerevan is caused chiefly by
reduced green areas and water expanses, and heavy traffic. According
to her, the green lands in the capital city have reduced by 60%-70%.
Danielyan yesterday met with the mayor of Yerevan, Taron Margaryan,
to consider plans for opening an environmental committee adjacent to
the City Hall.
As she told Tert.am, the committee's administration will be represented
in the Urban Development Council and will be hopefully able to
influence its decision making process.
From: Baghdasarian