Chemistry Journal of Moldova

HEAVY METALS IN THE ECOSYSTEM COMPONENTS AT "DEGELEN" TESTING GROUND OF THE FORMER SEMIPALATINSK TEST SITE

Author(s):

A.B. Yankauskas, S.N. Lukashenko, A.A. Amirov, P.V. Govenko


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Issue: 2012 Volume 7, no.1
Pages: 56-69
Keywords:

tunnel, lanthanides, element, STS, Degelen.


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DOI:
dx.doi.org/10.19261/cjm.2012.07(1).09

Graphical Abstract:
 The ecological situation in the former Semipalatinsk test site is characterized by a combination of both radiative and "nonradiative" factors. There were investigated near-portal areas of the tunnels with water seepage at "Degelen" site. All the tunnel waters are characterized by higher concentrations of uranium, beryllium, and molybdenum. The watercourse of the tunnel # 504 is unique for its elemental composition, in particular, the content of rare earth elements, whose concentration in the water is in the range n*10-5 – n*10-7 %. Of all the rare earth elements in the samples were found 13, the concentrations of aluminum, manganese, zinc are comparable to the concentrations of macro-components. Concentration of 238U in the studied waters lie in the range of n*10-4 – n*10-6 %, which suggests the influence of uranium, not only as a toxic element, but its significance as the radiation factor.


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