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    Lake Sevan faces several pollution problems. Garbage and plastic waste are thrown into the lake, polluting the water. Farm waste water and mining waste also end up in the lake. Rising the lake's levels has caused trees to rot underwater and release pollution. Overfishing has decreased fish resources by 50 times and endangered endemic species. Releasing sewage from nearby communities introduces excess nutrients that cause algal blooms, which produce toxins that can harm or kill humans and animals. Depleted fish stocks due to water quality degradation and overfishing have removed an important check on algal growth, as fish feed on organic matter and algae.

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    Lake Sevan faces several pollution problems. Garbage and plastic waste are thrown into the lake, polluting the water. Farm waste water and mining waste also end up in the lake. Rising the lake's levels has caused trees to rot underwater and release pollution. Overfishing has decreased fish resources by 50 times and endangered endemic species. Releasing sewage from nearby communities introduces excess nutrients that cause algal blooms, which produce toxins that can harm or kill humans and animals. Depleted fish stocks due to water quality degradation and overfishing have removed an important check on algal growth, as fish feed on organic matter and algae.

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    Lake Sevan faces several pollution problems. Garbage and plastic waste are thrown into the lake, polluting the water. Farm waste water and mining waste also end up in the lake. Rising the lake's levels has caused trees to rot underwater and release pollution. Overfishing has decreased fish resources by 50 times and endangered endemic species. Releasing sewage from nearby communities introduces excess nutrients that cause algal blooms, which produce toxins that can harm or kill humans and animals. Depleted fish stocks due to water quality degradation and overfishing have removed an important check on algal growth, as fish feed on organic matter and algae.

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    Lake Sevan faces several pollution problems. Garbage and plastic waste are thrown into the lake, polluting the water. Farm waste water and mining waste also end up in the lake. Rising the lake's levels has caused trees to rot underwater and release pollution. Overfishing has decreased fish resources by 50 times and endangered endemic species. Releasing sewage from nearby communities introduces excess nutrients that cause algal blooms, which produce toxins that can harm or kill humans and animals. Depleted fish stocks due to water quality degradation and overfishing have removed an important check on algal growth, as fish feed on organic matter and algae.

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    Another dramatic problem is the garbage or rubbish that people

    throw into the lake or near the beach, especially plastic bags and
    bottles are the main pollutants. Although Sevan is being cleaned,
    people are so irresponsible that they keep on polluting the lake.
    waste water of farms also go into the Lake. Amother cause of
    water contamination, Pollutuon.
    The waste created by mining will end up in the lake.
    You know that hydro power plants are used to produce electricity.
    Sevan Hrazdan Power station is situated on Hrazdan river, was
    built in 1960s and it produces about 10% of Armenia's electricity.

    Raising lake’s level during recent years has caused trees to go


    underwater
    So when damp trees start to rotten causing a pollution.
    Many of you who have been to Sevan, might have seen people
    trading by selling fish. For getting money and providing their
    families with food, as well they encourage overfishing.

    Only fish resources have decreased by 50 times,


    especially affecting the endemic species.
    Ishkhan, the most famous habitant of lake Sevan is endangered
    Actions have been taken to give a new life to Ishxan. 2 companies
    have been created to realize this initial.
    Sevani Ishxan rises fish in fish farms in artificial ponds. For the
    purpose to sell, provide people with fish and to export to other
    countries.
    Sevan Aqua breeds fish in net cages and when they have enough
    weight they are let out into the lake.

    The blooming of Lake Sevan and the appearance of


    a large amount of algae in it is due to artificial rise
    and fall of the lake level, lack of cleaning
    equipment, and the presence of many pollutants.
     A shallower Sevan allows sunlight to penetrate more deeply into
    the lake, raising the water temperature, which creates a more
    favorable environment for algae to grow.

    nearby communities continue to dump their sewage into


    Sevan. Releasing sewage into a lake introduces excess
    nitrogen and phosphorus which cause growth of algae

    Those two chemical elements are dangerous for lakes and


    can cause lack of oxygen in the water that damages the
    animals living in the lake. The algae the researches say
    produces toxins that can cause illness or death including
    humans

    Compounding the problem, Sevan has also seen a severe


    depletion of its fish stocks over the decades, a trend linked
    both to the lake’s degraded water quality and to overfishing.
    That has deprived Sevan of a key check on algal growth,
    since fish feed on organic matter that, in excess, can
    encourage algal blooms. Some of the fish species in Sevan
    also feed on the algae itself.
    Compounding the problem, Sevan has also seen a severe
    depletion of its fish stocks over the decades, a trend linked
    both to the lake’s degraded water quality and to overfishing.
    That has deprived Sevan of a key check on algal growth,
    since fish feed on organic matter that, in excess, can
    encourage algal blooms. Some of the fish species in Sevan
    also feed on the algae itself.

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