Contents, seasonal variations, and forms of migration of major and minor elements in surface waters in the area of the Tyrnyauz Tungsten–Molybdenum Combine (TTMC) and adjacent areas (Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, Russian Federation) and actions for recovery of the ecological environment
- Authors: Vinokurov S.F.1, Gurbanov A.G.1, Bogatikov O.A.1, Karamurzov B.S.2, Gazeev V.M.1, Lexin A.B.2, Shevchenko A.V.1, Dolov S.M.1, Dudarov Z.I.2
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Affiliations:
- Institute of Geology of Ore Deposits, Petrography, Mineralogy, and Geochemistry
- Berbekov Kabardino-Balkarian State University
- Issue: Vol 467, No 2 (2016)
- Pages: 346-349
- Section: Geochemistry
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/1028-334X/article/view/188234
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S1028334X16040073
- ID: 188234
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Abstract
Anomalous concentrations of numerous major and minor elements significantly exceeding the threshold limit values (TLV) for drinking water were registered in the area of the Tyrnyauz Tungsten–Molybdenum Combine (TTMC). The maximal excess of the TLV (by one or two orders of magnitude) were obtained for Mo (up to 11 mg/L), W (4.4 mg/L), As (1.5 mg/L), Mn (8.4 mg/L), and Tl (up to 3.3 μg/L) in water of the Bolshoi Mukulan Brook flowing through the mines and three brooks flowing out from the base of the embankment of the tailing store no. 1. They are the major pollutants for water of the Baksan River. Upon flowing out to the plain, water of the Baksan River shows significant excess of the TLVs (in summer) for Al, Fe, Mn, Be, Si, Ti, Tl, and Hg.
About the authors
S. F. Vinokurov
Institute of Geology of Ore Deposits, Petrography, Mineralogy, and Geochemistry
Email: lexin@igem.ru
Russian Federation, Staromonetny per. 35, Moscow, 119017
A. G. Gurbanov
Institute of Geology of Ore Deposits, Petrography, Mineralogy, and Geochemistry
Email: lexin@igem.ru
Russian Federation, Staromonetny per. 35, Moscow, 119017
O. A. Bogatikov
Institute of Geology of Ore Deposits, Petrography, Mineralogy, and Geochemistry
Email: lexin@igem.ru
Russian Federation, Staromonetny per. 35, Moscow, 119017
B. S. Karamurzov
Berbekov Kabardino-Balkarian State University
Email: lexin@igem.ru
Russian Federation, Nalchik
V. M. Gazeev
Institute of Geology of Ore Deposits, Petrography, Mineralogy, and Geochemistry
Email: lexin@igem.ru
Russian Federation, Staromonetny per. 35, Moscow, 119017
A. B. Lexin
Berbekov Kabardino-Balkarian State University
Author for correspondence.
Email: lexin@igem.ru
Russian Federation, Nalchik
A. V. Shevchenko
Institute of Geology of Ore Deposits, Petrography, Mineralogy, and Geochemistry
Email: lexin@igem.ru
Russian Federation, Staromonetny per. 35, Moscow, 119017
S. M. Dolov
Institute of Geology of Ore Deposits, Petrography, Mineralogy, and Geochemistry
Email: lexin@igem.ru
Russian Federation, Staromonetny per. 35, Moscow, 119017
Z. I. Dudarov
Berbekov Kabardino-Balkarian State University
Email: lexin@igem.ru
Russian Federation, Nalchik