Arsenic contamination of natural waters, soils and food products in Georgia
Arsenic contamination of natural waters, soils, and food products in Georgia is discussed in this paper. Samples of rivers and artesian waters, as well as suspended solids and bottom sediments, were taken and analysed. Soil samples were selected from polluted, agricultural, recreational and backgro...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidad de Santander
2025-01-01
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| Series: | AiBi Revista de Investigación, Administración e Ingeniería |
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| Online Access: | https://revistas.udes.edu.co/aibi/article/view/3763 |
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| Summary: | Arsenic contamination of natural waters, soils, and food products in Georgia is discussed in this paper. Samples of rivers and artesian waters, as well as suspended solids and bottom sediments, were taken and analysed. Soil samples were selected from polluted, agricultural, recreational and background sites. Arsenic content was determined in water and soil samples, as well as in food products. Furthermore, the hydrochemical and microbiological characterisation of rivers (Lukhuni and Tskhenistskali), artesian and spring waters in the vicinity of arsenic processing enterprises of Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti region were conducted. Analyses were carried out using modern methods and equipment that meet and correspond to international standards. Based on the received data, a map of arsenic contamination of the soils of the Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti regions was compiled in the GIS system. This review is undertaken to give an overview of the latest findings on the issue of soil, water and food products. The most vulnerable points of soil arsenic contamination have been identified in the areas adjacent to arsenic factories in the research region, From the agricultural fields to the villages of Abari and Likheti, where phytoremediation was carried out.
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| ISSN: | 2346-030X |