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ARMENIA HOSTS AN INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ORE MINING INDUSTRY'S IMPACTS ON HUMAN HEALTH
ARMINFO
Tuesday, April 23, 10:06
Armenia is hosting an international symposium on the impacts ore
mining and construction activities have on human health in countries
in transition.
Representative of the World Health Organization Elizabet Paunovic said
that as many as 1,300,000 people die annually of cancer caused by
environmental impacts. Such impacts are high for employees of mining
companies and people living near active deposits. She said that the
risks coming from ore mining activities are especially high in
countries with a low or medium income level. International experts
forecast that in 2030 the cancer rate will be twice as high as it is
now, so, top priority must be given to environment protection.
Armenia's Deputy Nature Protection Minister Hayk Darbinyan said that
Armenia is actively adopting modern technologies in ore mining
industry so as to reduce risks for nature and human health, with
miners undergoing compulsory medical examinations and mining companies
monitored by the Ministry and NGOs on a constant basis.
Attending the symposium are representatives of a number of Armenian
mining companies. Chief Environmental Specialist of Geoteam Armen
Stepanyan told journalists that the impacts caused by ore mining and
construction to human health are studied both in Armenia and abroad.
He agreed with Darbinyan that Armenia needs modern experience and
technologies and pointed out that some big Armenian companies use the
highest environmental standards set by WHO. One of them is Geoteam, a
company that has been exploring Amulsar gold field in Armenia since
2006.
From: A. Papazian
ARMINFO
Tuesday, April 23, 10:06
Armenia is hosting an international symposium on the impacts ore
mining and construction activities have on human health in countries
in transition.
Representative of the World Health Organization Elizabet Paunovic said
that as many as 1,300,000 people die annually of cancer caused by
environmental impacts. Such impacts are high for employees of mining
companies and people living near active deposits. She said that the
risks coming from ore mining activities are especially high in
countries with a low or medium income level. International experts
forecast that in 2030 the cancer rate will be twice as high as it is
now, so, top priority must be given to environment protection.
Armenia's Deputy Nature Protection Minister Hayk Darbinyan said that
Armenia is actively adopting modern technologies in ore mining
industry so as to reduce risks for nature and human health, with
miners undergoing compulsory medical examinations and mining companies
monitored by the Ministry and NGOs on a constant basis.
Attending the symposium are representatives of a number of Armenian
mining companies. Chief Environmental Specialist of Geoteam Armen
Stepanyan told journalists that the impacts caused by ore mining and
construction to human health are studied both in Armenia and abroad.
He agreed with Darbinyan that Armenia needs modern experience and
technologies and pointed out that some big Armenian companies use the
highest environmental standards set by WHO. One of them is Geoteam, a
company that has been exploring Amulsar gold field in Armenia since
2006.
From: A. Papazian