Monitoring of Cadmium Contaminated Soil in Kvemo Kartli Region (Republic of Georgia)
- 1 Green Policy Public and Scientific-Research Platforms, Tbilisi, Georgia
- 2 Elephter Andronikashvili Institute of Physics, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia
- 3 Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia
- 4 Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia
- 5 Green Policy Public and Scientific-Research Platforms, Tbilisi, Georgia
- 6 Green Policy Public and Scientific-Research Platforms, Tbilisi, Georgia
Abstract
Environmental pollution increases from year to year and concentrations of pollutants reach a colossal point, which ultimately affects the health of the living organisms. Industrial pollution and old mining methods are one of the sources of harmful agents in the environment. It is important to study and monitor environmental pollution in dynamics. During several years we have been researching heavy metals distribution in soils in the South East part of Georgia. “RMG Gold and Copper” mine in Kazreti is one of the biggest enterprises in Georgia. As a result of open-cast mining aerosols containing heavy metals are ejected which causes harmful effects of the environment. Within this research 21 villages in Bolnisi and Dmanisi municipalities were investigated; analysis of agricultural soils showed that the concentration of cadmium in the vicinity of the enterprise was significantly increased and exceeded maximum allowed concentrations. Through the wind, cadmium-containing dust spreads out to the 22 kilom
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