Contaminated Stream

here are the pictures taken over the stream which as you see has been contaminated with the dangreous chemical wastes from the Electricity-Power Factory

THERMAL POWER PLANT IN KAHRAMANMARAS EMİTS INTO AIR RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES TWO TIMES MORE THAN THE AMOUNT OBSERVED IN CHERNOBYL CATASTROPHE

The Thermal Power Plant which has been in effect for about 25 years despite the lack of flu gas purification system causes massive environmental disaster. The ash-keeper filters have been out of order for about 15 years and this factory continues to discharge 15 millions tons of solid,liquid,gas and poisonous radioactive wastes over the people living in the region.

Most Turkish scientists and doctors state that this factory gives twice as much radiactive gas as the one emitted in well-known chernobyl disaster every year.Statistics are horribly striking in that 4632 people are reported to have died of a variety of diseases,mainly cancer and lung as a result of being exposed to gas from this factory.One of the mayor of the village says that the rate of the air pollution reaches up to 10 times as high as Standardized air pollution rate and adds that this environmental disaster which even changes the color of snow from white to gray leads to frightening number of cancer incidents.One of the workers who has already developed cancer states bitterly that he must continue to work there to support his family.Another worker who also lost his father due to cancer event shares the same idea.The scientists emphasise that as a result of coal-burning, the gas and powders are released and these gases lead to chronical lung complications and asthma.They have observed within the workers such illnesses as urinary incontinence,hearing loss,stress,ulcer and some metabolic problems.Prof.Doctor.Mr. Tuncer utters that the concrete results of this factory will be observed in 10 years’ time.He also clarifies the fact that people frequently tend to develop lung cancer which has little chance of survival and adds,the Unit A in the factory emits 15 millions of tons of solid,liquid and gas disposals every year.The Prof.Doctor.Mr. Sahin, the instructor of Mechanical Engineering Department at Gazi Univesity also says that provided that the obligatory measurements are not carried out and precautions not taken, the results will be much more worse.He implies that he disagrees on shutting down the factory but expects the authorities to install filter and follow the necessary steps to do the radioactive measurements.


A representative of non-governmental environmental organisation called “ Warriors of Nature”says, the Standard global air pollution values must be 150 micrograms,however, this value is 1500 micrograms in this factory.Doctor Mr. Agat, the official representative of TEMA( National Environment Association) declares that sulfur value in one cubic meter in air must be 1000 nenogram;however, this rate has increased up to higher values and thus harms to plants considerably.He also stresses out that gases emitted from factory have caused the herbaceous plants,trees and lands to be infertile.The mayor of a local province claims that while the number of the patients is expected to be 48200 on average ,this number reaches up to 300000 per year.Most of the people interviewed in Afsin-Elbistan have contracted Cancer.To illustrate this, a three-year-old boy named Sedat and 6 year-old boy ,Osman have developed skin cancer following being exposed to smoke and gas from the factory.The oncology doctors who treated them have declared to them “if you want your children to live,you must move to another city,otherwise, they will lose their lives in 5 years’ time.”



WARRIORS OF THE WORLD


11 members of an environmental organisation “Warriors of the world”(WOFTHEW) ,protested the activities of the campaign led by governor “enlightened human,clean environment and livable village project”





The leader of the group,Mr. Igci,bitterly utters that although there exists devastating environmental disaster with tons of ashes in Afsin-Elbistan Thermal Power Plant,it seems very absurd and ununderstandable to collect waste papers in the city centre of Kahramanmaras.

The group which gathered in front of the Private Management Building demonstrated and showed banners” Environmentally-friendly governor is closing down the factory” “The villages are full of ashes not rubbish” to point out the situation.

The group coordinator Mr. Coskun states that “there is an ongoing environmental catastrophe in the factory in Afsin-Elbistan.” Moreoever, this factory has discharged a great deal of ashes and wastes into nature and though this place has had no flu gas purification system, it maintains to cause environmental disaster.”A great number of villages have been destroyed and many people have suffered from diseases and many others have had to immigrate.”

Thermal Power Plant causes deaths in Elbistan, province of Kahramanmaras

Thermal Power Plant causes deaths in Elbistan, province of Kahramanmaras.


The Thermal Power Plant was founded about 25 years ago in the region covering Afsin-Elbistan, towns of Kahramanmaras. No filter has ever been installed in Unit A, the factory which was founded to harness coal basin. Since then, this factory has continued to spread poison around.

A Thermal Power Plant which has been authorized to function without flue gas purification filter has spread poisonous chemical and radioactive gases which have caused agricultural and livestock activities to come to an end in the neighboorhood. Since the Unit B was activated, the disaster has doubled up ,which the authorities claimed as “Environmentally friendly ”realized to be totally wrong. Because, the people and other life forms are being exposed to tons of ashes emitted from the unit B.


The reason for Cancer

Although the Unit B was legally authorized to function only if the filter must be located in Unit A, the Unit A maintains its activities without filter. The striking proof is the explosion of numerous cancer incidents observed in the region ,which the government ignores unbelievably. Within the last 25 years, the number of cancer-oriented and respiratory diseases has considerably increased.Ankara Oncology Hospital declares bitterly that %60 of the patients come from Afsin-Elbistan.

You will watch the videos in which my colleague Mr.Tasci, the science and technology teacher made interviews with the local authorities, residents in the area and also see the pictures of how their life was negatively affected by this thermal power plant.

Interview on little pond

Now this is the short video of interview on the little pond into which the hazardous wastes from the coal Thermal Power Plant are discharged and which flows into bigger stream where people use for irrigation

Second interview

here is the secod interview we made with local people

İnterview with local authority

now it is time to watch the interviews we made with both local poeople and authorities who expressed their concern and problems about this coal factory where the energy is produced

Pollution sources in local area

Hello my colleagues, here are three consecutive videos in which I first tried to give preliminary and introductory data about the pollution sources in my local area,Kahramanmaras and in second and 3rd video you will watch the interviews we made with local people about the problems they suffered from the Thermal Power Factory which generates electricity out of coals.Watch and see how this factory harms the life forms human,plants and animals) I will send the pictures taken in the area later.

Model of a pupil

Here is a video of a pupil who has presented us the model of 2 types of energy sources she has proposed .I hope you will like listening and watching her....

Italy

here is the dissemination work made by students

Global Warming

The replication of the sun's rays consist of global warming.This creates on intense heat.Poles ice caps melt.Thus begins drought.Pierces the layer of suspicion of harmful rays.
Global warming is one of the biggests problem we hear nowadays.The stems from the fact that from us.Bad layer provides drilling harmful rays.
Some toxics hazardous wastes has led to the spread of global warming .The fumes from the factory plays on important role in the growth of global warming.
The whole world must be sensitive to this issue.Some scientists has written many books on this subject.People are very sensitive about it so much more if the place of the ozone layer is torn open and allows us to avoid many cancers.The only people guilty of this global warming.Protect our environment and stop global warming.
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