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Towards Toxic-Free Future – stage 4. Armenian Women for Health and Healthy Environment NGO Tbilisi, 2007. Obsolete Pesticides Burial Site. Constructed in 1982 Contains about 500 tones of pesticides with more than 50% of persistent organochlorines Located in active landslide area
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Towards Toxic-Free Future – stage 4 Armenian Women for Health and Healthy Environment NGO Tbilisi, 2007
Obsolete Pesticides Burial Site • Constructed in 1982 • Contains about 500 tones of pesticides with more than 50% of persistent organochlorines • Located in active landslide area • Located on the top of the hill, 800 meters away from two villages • Currently belongs to Yerevan district
Measures aimed at raising the problem • Dissemination of information • Letter to the Government • Lobbying
In the result of the Decree adopted by the Government • The area of the burial site has been fenced in
Meetings with the representatives of “Tredi” company, France
Visiting of obsolete pesticides stockpiles with the representatives of Milieukontact, the Netherlands
Visit of the pesticides burial site with representatives of Emergency AgencyMay, 2007
Conclusions of the last visit • The landslide has been dislocated in different sections about 10 +1-1.5m • The cracks in the right and the left lateral sides of the burial site have been broadened out 0,2-0,5m
The previous cracks in the tongue part of the landslide have become deeper and wider