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Study of the Radiation Impact of a Uranium Mining Enterprise on the Surrounding Soil and Flora in Turkestan Region

Version 1 : Received: 30 January 2024 / Approved: 30 January 2024 / Online: 30 January 2024 (14:27:47 CET)

How to cite: Sartayeva, K.; Baiseitova, N.; Khalikova, G.; Kurmanbay, U.; Alimkulova, G.; Anarbayeva, A. Study of the Radiation Impact of a Uranium Mining Enterprise on the Surrounding Soil and Flora in Turkestan Region. Preprints 2024, 2024012133. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.2133.v1 Sartayeva, K.; Baiseitova, N.; Khalikova, G.; Kurmanbay, U.; Alimkulova, G.; Anarbayeva, A. Study of the Radiation Impact of a Uranium Mining Enterprise on the Surrounding Soil and Flora in Turkestan Region. Preprints 2024, 2024012133. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.2133.v1

Abstract

The research aimed at the ecological assessment of the environment around uranium mining enterprises in the Turkestan region. The authors examined the state of the soil and vegetation for 2021-2023, their chemical composition and the effects of radiation. Excesses of background radiation were detected by alpha and beta studies. To study the structural organization of plant communities, we conducted floristic studies in the areas immediately adjacent to NAC “Kazatomprom” enterprises. The general habitus, size, number and shape of vegetative parts of plants were taken into account as comparison parameters. The flora growing in the study areas of the Suzak district of the region, which is distinguished by its uniqueness and narrow relevance to the ecological conditions of the area, was taken as biological objects of study. To determine the ecological state of the adjacent territories of NAC “Kazatomprom” and for physical, chemical and taxonomic analyses, 78 soil samples and 37 plant samples were obtained. The studied samples were taken near settlements N, B and S, which are closest to the territories of NAC “Kazatomprom”.

Keywords

Uranium; plants; ionizing radiation; environmental monitoring; indicator; biocenosis

Subject

Environmental and Earth Sciences, Environmental Science

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