Mosses as bioindicators of air pollution with potentially toxic elements in the Burabay State National Natural Park, Kazakhstan
Nurkassimova M. Omarova N. Zinicovscaia I. Yushin N. Chaligava O.
May 2024Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
2024#196Issue 5
The Burabay State National Natural Park is a national park of the great natural and historical values located in the north of Kazakhstan, which has been exposed in recent years to significant anthropogenic impact. The moss biomonitoring was performed in the Borovoye resort community, an important tourist destination in the national park, to identify the level of air pollution. Mosses collected at 29 locations were subjected to neutron activation analysis to determine 36 elements and additionally to ICP-OES to detect the level of Cu and Pb. Factor analysis was applied to check if there are any associations between identified elements and to link them with possible emission sources. According to contamination factor and pollution load indices the investigated area belongs to three classes of pollution: unpolluted, suspected and moderate. Potential ecological risk index calculated for selected elements revealed harmless risk to human health. The level of element obtained in Burabay State National Natural Park was compared with the data available for other national parks.
Biomonitoring , Neutron activation analysis , Pollution , Recreational zones , State National Nature Park “Burabay”
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L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Satpayev 2, Astana, 010008, Kazakhstan
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Joliot-Curie 6, Dubna, 141980, Russian Federation
Horia Hulubei National Institute for RD in Physics and Nuclear Engineering, 30, Reactorului Str, (Ilfov), Magurele, 077125, Romania
Institute of Chemistry, Moldova State University, 3, Academiei Str, Chisinau, MD-2028, Moldova
Faculty of Informatics and Control Systems, Georgian Technical University, 77, Merab Kostava Str., Tbilisi, 0171, Georgia
L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Horia Hulubei National Institute for RD in Physics and Nuclear Engineering
Institute of Chemistry
Faculty of Informatics and Control Systems
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