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57% OF ARMENIAN RIVERS - VULNERABLE
13:38 March 24, 2015
EcoLur
In the frames of events dedicated to environmental safety "EcoLur"
Press Club hosted a press conference dedicated to water safety.
"Every second person lives in urban area in the planet. Each week 1
million people move to city. 93% of these processes occur in poor and
developing countries, while 30-70% of water losses take place in the
water systems of urban areas because of old communications," "EcoLur"
Informational NGO President Inga Zarafyan said at the press conference.
She mentioned industry will face global demand in water: water
consumption by industry will increase by 400% from 2000 to 2050.
Industry will, on one hand, use huge amounts of water and, on the
other hand, we will get wide-scale industrial wastes, while their
cleaning is a huge issue both for developing and developed countries.
Though Armenia is considered to be a country ensured with water
resources, but its water resources are vulnerable in the viewpoint
of water safety. Inga Zarafyan outlined that according to the data
provided by "Environmental Impact Monitoring Center" of Nature
Protection Minister, 19% of the rivers in Armenia is in poor state,
7% - insufficient, only 1% in good state, and 42% simply in good state.
Under the speaker, this 42% is rather vulnerable, which means that
over half of the rivers in Armenia, 57%, are vulnerable.
River pollution is carried out mainly in two directions - household
wastewaters and industrial wastes.
Water pollution with industrial wastes is clearly obvious with the
appearance on such hazardous chemical elements as chromium, zinc,
cadmium, copper and molybdenum. Karchevan River has fifth category
because of Agarak copper and molybdenum combine wastewater, Akhtala
River - because of Akhtala Ore Dressing Combine wastewater, Voghji
River - Zangezour Copper and Molybdenum Combine and Kapan Ore Dressing
Combine wastewaters, Shnigh River - because of Teghout copper and
molybdenum production.
The material is prepared by 'EcoLur' Informational NGO under UNDP
Climate Change Program, within the framework of ARM-002/2015 Contract.
The views expressed in this publication are those of the author(s)
and do not necessarily represent those of the United Nations, including
UNDP, or the UN Member States.
http://ecolur.org/en/news/water/57-of-armenian-rivers-v-vuilnerable/7151/
13:38 March 24, 2015
EcoLur
In the frames of events dedicated to environmental safety "EcoLur"
Press Club hosted a press conference dedicated to water safety.
"Every second person lives in urban area in the planet. Each week 1
million people move to city. 93% of these processes occur in poor and
developing countries, while 30-70% of water losses take place in the
water systems of urban areas because of old communications," "EcoLur"
Informational NGO President Inga Zarafyan said at the press conference.
She mentioned industry will face global demand in water: water
consumption by industry will increase by 400% from 2000 to 2050.
Industry will, on one hand, use huge amounts of water and, on the
other hand, we will get wide-scale industrial wastes, while their
cleaning is a huge issue both for developing and developed countries.
Though Armenia is considered to be a country ensured with water
resources, but its water resources are vulnerable in the viewpoint
of water safety. Inga Zarafyan outlined that according to the data
provided by "Environmental Impact Monitoring Center" of Nature
Protection Minister, 19% of the rivers in Armenia is in poor state,
7% - insufficient, only 1% in good state, and 42% simply in good state.
Under the speaker, this 42% is rather vulnerable, which means that
over half of the rivers in Armenia, 57%, are vulnerable.
River pollution is carried out mainly in two directions - household
wastewaters and industrial wastes.
Water pollution with industrial wastes is clearly obvious with the
appearance on such hazardous chemical elements as chromium, zinc,
cadmium, copper and molybdenum. Karchevan River has fifth category
because of Agarak copper and molybdenum combine wastewater, Akhtala
River - because of Akhtala Ore Dressing Combine wastewater, Voghji
River - Zangezour Copper and Molybdenum Combine and Kapan Ore Dressing
Combine wastewaters, Shnigh River - because of Teghout copper and
molybdenum production.
The material is prepared by 'EcoLur' Informational NGO under UNDP
Climate Change Program, within the framework of ARM-002/2015 Contract.
The views expressed in this publication are those of the author(s)
and do not necessarily represent those of the United Nations, including
UNDP, or the UN Member States.
http://ecolur.org/en/news/water/57-of-armenian-rivers-v-vuilnerable/7151/