Chemicals

In Pervomaysky village during certain time interval as a result of human vital functions and activity of the chemical enterprises a set of industrial wastes have accumulated. Some people find POPs and try to profit by sale, but frequently they find substances which it is impossible to sell and, as a rule people not having comprehended consequence, leave them on open air or near to the houses. Also since 1995 extensive development of the agricultural territories have been started with pesticides usage with some POPs characteristics. The negative POPs influence on processes of reproduction and hereditary attributes, and also its ability to cause malignant new growths has proved by the facts from real life. But the situation is that the population of Pervomaysky settlement and inhabitants of neighboring villages and country facilities isn`t aware of the POPs influence. There is a strong necessity to conduct information campaign to raise population`s awareness about POPs and formation of public ecological consciousness on POPs. Within the project a research by questioning the population for revealing a level of knowledge about POPs and readiness to participate in the activities to solve the issue will be carried out, a range of actions directed on involving of rural NGOs and CBOs of the area into the environmental activities will be realized, a wide information sharing about POPs will be organized to promote awareness raising of the population about POPs influence on human life, technologies on destruction of dangerous chemicals, including industrial and medical wastes, the out-of-date pesticides, etc. by release of radionewspapers, leaflets, carrying out of trainings for schoolboys and active youth, placement of information in regional mass-media, information work with farmers for prevention of further POPs distribution and its wrong storage will be lead.

Kazakhstan