Independent Environmental Monitoring of Mining Communities: Presentation and Discussion of Final Results
December 6, 2016, 9:30-11:45
Location: American University of Armenia,
Paramaz Avedisian Building, Alex and Marie Manoogian Hall, 40 Baghramyan Ave., Yerevan |
| 09:30–10:00 |
Registration, Alex and Marie Manoogian Hall, AUA |
| 10:00–10:25 |
Opening Remarks |
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Armen Der Kiureghian, AUA President |
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Simon Papyan, First Deputy Minister, Ministry of Nature Protection |
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Alen Amirkhanian, Director, AUA Center for Responsible Mining |
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Anahit Galstyan, Operations and Outreach Manager, OneArmenia |
| 10:25–11:00 |
Findings of Soil and Water Testing in Schools and Kindergartens of 10 Mining Communities in Armenia + Q&A
Lianna Margaryan, Environmental Toxicologist/Senior Researcher, AUA Center for Responsible Mining
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| 11:00–11:30 |
Children’s Blood Lead levels in Select Mining Communities of Armenia + Q&A
Dzovinar Melkom Melkomian, Research Associate, AUA Center for Health Services Research and Development
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| 11:30–11:45 |
Recommendations for next steps |
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