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From: Elina Karakulova (ekarakulova@sorosny.org)
Date: Tue Jul 29 2003 - 15:07:25 EDT
DISCARDED CHEMICALS THREATEN KAZAKH GRAIN REGION
Discarded pesticides and containers used for toxic chemicals are posing a threat to North Kazakhstan Oblast, one of the country's major grain-growing areas, Interfax-Kazakhstan reported on 28 July, quoting Viktor Musienko, a physician in the oblast environmental health department. Musienko said that some 27 tons of pesticides and 135,000 chemical containers have accumulated on farms in the oblast, where they pose a threat to the environment. The oblast's only burial site for hazardous waste was reportedly closed some years ago and has not been replaced. BB
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