Ecology and Natural Resources Ministry holds monitoring to study pollution of Kur and Araz Rivers

15 Sentyabr 2010 01:49 (UTC+04:00)
Ecology and Natural Resources Ministry of Azerbaijan Republic held next monitoring to study pollution of trans-boundary Kur and Araz Rivers and their branches during the first ten of September. SIA reports that according to the press service of ministry. According to the monitoring, the water waste in the Kur River transbordering with Armenia was 85 cubic meters per minute with a decrease of 4.6 cubic meters per minute compared to the index over the third 10 days of August.
The ministry revealed out that the level of pollution the Kur and Araz Rivers by Georgia and Armenia exceeded the norm. Amount of nutrients in the waters of the Kur exceeds the norm numerously due flow of domestic and industrial wastes from Georgia and Armenia to water facilities without preliminary treatment. Composition of specific contaminants of phenol and copper compounds exceeded the allowed density norm in water.
According to the monitoring, the water waste in the Araz River transbordering with Armenia was 6.19 cubic meters per minute.