Results of soil and drinking-water testing in kindergartens and schools of Ararat city, Ararat marz, Republic of Armenia

Abstract

This report provides the results of independent soil and drinking water3 monitoring for heavy-metal pollution in the kindergartens and schools of the City of Ararat (Ararat Marz, Republic of Armenia) performed by the American University of Armenia (AUA) Center for Responsible Mining (CRM). The City of Ararat has two main industrial facilities, the Ararat Gold Recovery Plant with its tailing pond and the Ararat Cement factory.