SOME COMMENTS ON THE HISTORY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY IN UZBEKISTAN

The development of the chemical industry in Uzbekistan after the Second World War is directly related to the cotton monopoly, the chemical testing of plant raw materials in the republic. Special attention was paid to their synthesis, application in medicine, food and agriculture, synthesis and implementation of defioland and pesticides for cotton, complex processing of cotton seeds and their use in the food industry. At the same time, special attention was paid to the cultivation of mineral fertilizers for the national economy. For this purpose, several industrial enterprises were included in the Department of Chemical Industry established under the National Economic Council of the Uzbek SSR. These enterprises have fully served the interests of the country’s economy and have become an industry that causes endless damage to the environment. The article analyzes the construction of chemical enterprises in Uzbekistan, their role in the national economy, the damage to the environment and human health on the example of the Fergana economic region on the basis of archival data and scientific literature.

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