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There were 114 banned pesticide storages in Kyrgyzstan built in the 1960s (according to a survey by M. Bekkoyunov, 2003). As of 2007, only7 storages were in acceptable condition and are still used for storage (in contrast to 21 in
Since 20% of the total morbidity, 30% of allergic diseases and 70% of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract are related to toxicants in food, we should only welcome the movement for organic agriculture in Central Asia. First issue It is
A number of the region rivers totally distributed for agriculture: Ak-Buura, Amu-Darja, Jakhsy, Isfana, Isfara, Varzob, Karatag , Shirkent, Syr-Darja, etc. Artificially irrigated lands: 1,1 mln hectares in Kyrgyzstan, 2,8 mln hectares in Kazakhstan, 4,2 mln hectares in Uzbekistan. There
In the zone of the former Aydarken mercury and Kadamjay antimony plants, significant dumps remained, containing, among other things, arsenic. We determine high concentration of Hg in rive Galuyan (near Kyrgyz-Uzbek boarder) and in agro soil – two km on
Pesticides in Central Asia Independent View Tadjikistan During the civil war 1993-98 Tadjikistan infrastructure and services were destroyed or barely destroyed. So, warehouses were ransacking by inhabitants for got pesticides or metal-equipments. For example, big warehouse in Jergatal region was