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Bulletin of Armenian National Agrarian University
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Title:
Prohibited a nd Obsolete Pesticides in the Vorotan and Voghji Rivers in Armenia
Creator:
Avagyan, M. A. ; Meliksetyan, A. A.
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Հայաստանի ազգային ագրարային համալսարան
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Գլխավոր խմբագիր՝ Հ. Ս. Ծպնեցյան
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prohibited pesticides ; surface waters ; heptachlor ; DDT ; food safety strategy
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In the current work the existence of chloral-organic pesticides - heptachlor and DDTin waters of the rivers Vorotan and Voghji was disclosed through Gas Chromatographic method. It was identified that their concentration was higher than the accepted standards. Prohibited and obsolete pesticides remain beyond control in "burials" that is common in many regions of Armenia. Surveys show that some of these pesticides are also common among population. It is recommended to collect these quantities and keep them under control until the storage facility is completed.
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Երևան