“Instant readiness forces” were created by the Act adopted last year by Cabinet of Ministers of the Chuvash Republic for solution of environmental issues and prevention of negative influence on the environment. The “forces” include representatives of the Committee for Matters Relating to Civil Defense and Emergency Situations of the Chuvah Republic, Technical Supervisory Authorities, Ministry of Natural Resources, Ministry of Health, environmental prosecution authorities, etc. |
Fines for speeding a much bigger now. |
Posted in Soviet Chuvashia on August 22, 2007 What do we usually do when a bulb burns out in our house? We throw it away without thinking that that, for example, fluorescent lamps contain mercury. However, every student in a school is aware that mercury is a hazardous metal that emits harmful gases. |
Mercury is one of the most hazardous metals, which pollute the ambient environment. Waste, containing mercury, is graded as class 1 of hazard, which is the highest one. Many people met this scientific truth in an early childhood, recalling their story of a broken thermometer and scared adults looking at nicely looking silver balls on the floor.