Doi.org/10.36073/1512-0902-2024-135-69-74
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Preparatory works of the phytoremediation method for restoration of arsenic-contaminated soils of Ambrolauri Municipality /L. Shavliashvili, G. Kuchava, E. Shubladze, M. Tabatadze, N. Buachidze / Transactions IHM, GTU. -2024. -vol.135. -pp.69-74 - Georg., Summ. Georg., Eng. For many years, arsenic ore mining, processing and production of arsenic-containing preparations were carried out in Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti region of Georgia, which play a negative role in the processes of environmental pollution. Accordingly, they represent a big risk factor in relation to the health of the region's population and ecosystems. Increased content of heavy metals in environmental objects (natural waters, soils) are particularly dangerous. The conducted studies revealed different concentrations of arsenic in soil samples taken in different places of the region, on the basis of which a map of arsenic contamination was created in the GIS system. As a result, the vulnerable points of arsenic contamination were identified. According to these vulnerable points, we selected the places for the introduction of the new phytoremediation technology in Ambrolauri municipality, in particular, in the villages of Abari and Likheti agricultural fields.
