STATUS OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT COMPONENTS IN THE ZONE OF INFLUENCE OF THE MINING AND PROCESSING FACILITIES IN THE ALTAI REPUBLIC
I.A. Arkhipov1, R.V. Lyubimov2, I.A. Troshkova1
1Institute for Water and Environmental Problems, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 656038, Barnaul, ul. Molodezhnaya, 1, Russia
2Institute for Water and Environmental Problems, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 649105, Altai Republic, Maiminskii district, Kyzyl-Ozek, per. Mirnyi, 8, Russia
Keywords: deposit, environmental monitoring, natural environments, heavy metals, environmental assessment
Abstract
An assessment is made of the impact on the environment from several mining and mining and processing enterprises of the Altai Republic, including the Veselyi and Kalgutinskii mines, and the abandoned Aktash mining and metallurgical enterprise. The industrial zone is located 2150-2200 m above the sea level in the upper reaches of the Yarlyamry river (the Chuya river basin, Southeastern Altai). The territory of the Karakul deposit of polymetallic ores belongs to Southeastern Altai. A comparative analysis is made of the content of toxicant elements in environmental components in the zone of influence of the mining enterprises. A study is made of the content of trace elements in industrial mining landscapes of Altai. It is found that the waste ores are the main contributors of pollutants; therefore, environmental measures should be focused on decreasing their emissions to the environment. The pollutants in wastewaters from the mining enterprises of the Altai Republic are represented by three main groups, with heavy metals posing the greatest ecological hazard to the environment components; chemical reagents, petroleum products, phenols, etc. are dangerous to a lesser degree. Pollution of wastewaters with trace elements of a general composition is, in general, insignificant.
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