Pesticides in Mother's Milk, Fruits, Soil

As Armenia ponders capitalism, issues like this are becoming more common.

A study by a non-governmental organization...has found traces of chlororganic pesticides in soil, vegetables, fruits and even in mother milk, which in some instances exceeded the permitted level.

...the residues of pesticides originate mainly from wrong use of pesticide. She said many farmers still widely use pesticides which were banned years ago. The organization has sent the results of the study to health and agricultural ministries for further action.

Pesticides have been known to cancer, among other things.

Source: ArmenPress

Hundreds Poisoned in Abaran

Here is what is known so far:

More than a hundred residents of the central Armenian town of Aparan have reportedly been poisoned as a result of what authorities believe was a serious contamination of drinking water.

According to Hayk Shmavonian, director of the municipal hospital, 23 people have been hospitalized and diagnosed with dysentery. “The condition of the patients is good,” he told RFE/RL. “The hospital has all the necessary equipment and medicines to treat them.”

Utility workers were still trying to locate the source of the contamination as of Friday evening.

It is unclear whether Abarantsi jokes are in any way affected by this incident.

Source: ArmeniaLiberty