A state-of-the-art and future perspectives of transboundary rivers in the cold climate – a systematic review of Irtysh River
Journal of Hydrology Regional Studies,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
42, P. 101173 - 101173
Published: July 12, 2022
Irtysh
River
Basin,
a
transboundary
river
laying
in
the
North
hemisphere
and
serving
as
home
for
around
15
million
people
China,
Kazakhstan,
Russia.
Considering
existing
pressures
of
climate
change
anthropogenic
activities
on
water
resources,
this
research
aims
to
evaluate
recent
(2010–2022)
trends
about
state-of-the-art
matter
relationships
between
hydrological
budget,
quality,
biodiversity,
policy
issues.
A
literature
review
was
carried
out
English,
Chinese,
Russian
languages
defining
key
issues
management.
Melting
permafrost,
glaciers,
snow
upstream
mountains
should
be
considered
one
processes
budget.
However,
high
impact
evapotranspiration
rate
could
offset
effect
increased
melting
along
basin.
Efficient
operating
large
dams
reservoirs
planning
future
installations
deserves
special
attention
assurance
respective
level
restoration
ecological
diversity
Implementation
water-saving
techniques
tributaries
also
play
significant
role
keeping
resilience
river.
Handling
historical
contamination
will
guarantee
health.
The
basin
management
still
lacks
tripartite
agreement,
however
principles
hydrosolidarity
no-harm
are
followed
by
involved
countries.
Language: Английский
Environmental risk assessment for sustainable industrial urban development: The case of northern industrial zone of Pavlodar, Kazakhstan
Zhanat Shomanova,
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Yuriy Nossenko,
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Meruert Yerkibayeva
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PLoS ONE,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
20(4), P. e0320835 - e0320835
Published: April 16, 2025
This
study
assesses
heavy
metal
(HM)
contamination
in
soils
of
an
urban
industrial
zone
using
statistical
and
spatial
analysis
methods.
Concentrations
12
key
HMs,
including
Zn,
Pb,
Cu,
Ni,
were
measured
X-ray
fluorescence
(XRF),
with
values
exceeding
background
levels
several
times
certain
areas.
Pollution
indices
such
as
the
Load
Index
(PLI)
Total
Indicator
(Zc)
revealed
moderate
to
high
levels,
PLI
ranging
from
1.05
3.38
Zc
between
0.67
51.34.
Health
risk
assessments
indicated
that
hazard
quotients
(HQ)
exceeded
safe
thresholds
hotspots,
highlighting
potential
risks.
Spatial
distribution
maps
identified
activities
primary
source
contamination.
Specifically,
according
PLI,
approximately
93.757%
studied
area
is
classified
moderately
contaminated,
while
0.702%
considered
significantly
contaminated.
These
findings
provide
a
baseline
for
monitoring
mitigating
soil
pollution
regions
offering
insights
sustainable
land
management.
Language: Английский
Online neutralization promotes water dissociation equilibrium forward in bipolar membranes to achieve 9.2 mol/L NaOH production
Shuang Wu,
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Rong Fu,
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Junying Yan
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Chemical Engineering Journal,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
490, P. 151610 - 151610
Published: April 23, 2024
Language: Английский
Assessment of the radionuclide and chemical composition of the Irtysh River water at the Republic of Kazakhstan territory
RSC Advances,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(36), P. 26208 - 26218
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
The
transboundary
Irtysh
River
flows
through
the
territory
of
three
states:
China,
Kazakhstan
and
Russia.
Industrial
enterprises
are
located
in
basin
at
Kazakhstan.
Also,
Semipalatinsk
nuclear
test
site
can
affect
state
water.
For
this
reason,
researches
were
carried
out
to
determine
content
natural
anthropogenic
radionuclides,
macro-,
microcomponents
heavy
metals
According
results,
no
anomalous
deviations
concentration
radionuclides
have
been
established.
Except
radionuclide
Language: Английский
Digital Visualization of Environmental Risk Indicators in the Territory of the Urban Industrial Zone
Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(12), P. 5190 - 5190
Published: June 18, 2024
This
study
focused
on
predicting
the
spatial
distribution
of
environmental
risk
indicators
using
mathematical
modeling
methods
including
machine
learning.
The
northern
industrial
zone
Pavlodar
City
in
Kazakhstan
was
used
as
a
model
territory
for
case.
Nine
models
based
kNN,
gradient
boosting,
artificial
neural
networks,
Kriging,
and
multilevel
b-spline
interpolation
were
employed
to
analyze
pollution
data
assess
their
effectiveness
levels.
Each
tackled
problem
regression
task,
aiming
estimate
load
index
(PLI)
values
specific
locations.
It
revealed
that
maximum
PLI
mainly
located
southwest
TPPs
over
some
distance
from
territories
according
average
wind
rose
City.
Another
area
high
part
studied
region,
near
Hg-accumulating
ponds.
level
is
generally
attributed
concentration
Hg.
method
can
be
analysis;
however,
comparison
with
scientific
literature
Kriging
MLBS
without
extra
calculations
produce
non-linear,
empirically
consistent,
smooth
maps.
Language: Английский
Optimization of Solidification and Stabilization Efficiency of Heavy Metal Contaminated Sediment Based on Response Surface Methodology
Yang Yang,
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Moting Li,
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Yan Sun
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et al.
Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
14(6), P. 3306 - 3306
Published: March 11, 2022
Solidification
and
stabilization
(S/S)
by
agents
stabilizers
is
an
effective
way
to
treat
heavy
metal-contaminated
sediments.
Optimization
of
curing
condition
crucial
minimize
the
consumption
reagents
on
base
S/S.
In
this
work,
synergistic
effects
cement
stabilizer
mechanical
strength
leaching
toxicity
contaminated
sediments
were
investigated,
S/S
conditions
optimized
using
response
surface
methodology.
On
basis
a
single-factor
test,
multi-factor
experiments
conducted
fit
relationship
between
effect
amount
stabilizer.
The
mechanism
was
investigated
results
from
revised
BCR
method.
indicate
that
optimal
44.29%
content
with
2.05%
trimercapto-s-triazine
trisodium
salt
(TMT).
After
28
days
curing,
compressive
reached
2.07
MPa
concentrations
Cd,
Cu,
Pb
0.094
mg/L,
0.031
0.173
respectively,
which
met
requirement
in-situ
resource
recycling
standard.
stability
metals
significantly
improved
as
result
removal
acid
extractable
fraction
(15.58~69.92%)
increase
in
residual
(18.27~49.07%).
Language: Английский
Potential Human Exposure to Mercury (Hg) in a Chlor-Alkali Plant Impacted Zone: Risk Characterization Using Updated Site Assessment Data
Symbat Kismelyeva,
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Rustem Khalikhan,
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Aisulu Torezhan
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Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
13(24), P. 13816 - 13816
Published: Dec. 14, 2021
Industrial
activities
have
resulted
in
severe
environmental
contamination
that
may
expose
rural
and
urban
populations
to
unacceptable
health
risks.
For
example,
chlor-alkali
plants
(CAPs)
historically
contributed
mercury
(Hg)
different
compartments.
One
such
site
(a
burden
from
the
Soviet
Union)
is
located
an
industrial
complex
Pavlodar,
Kazakhstan.
Earlier
studies
showed
CAP
operating
second
half
of
twentieth
century
caused
elevated
Hg
levels
soil,
water,
air,
biota.
However,
follow-up
with
thorough
risk
characterization
are
missing.
The
present
study
aims
provide
a
detailed
based
on
data
recent
assessment
around
former
CAP.
⅀HI
(hazard
index)
ranged
9.30
×
10−4
0.125
(deterministic
method)
5.19
2.54
10−2
(probabilistic
method).
results
indicate
acceptable
excess
human
risks
exposure
region,
i.e.,
other
sources
not
considered.
Air
inhalation
soil
ingestion
pathways
highest
values
(up
99.9%
92.0%,
respectively).
residential
scenario
(among
four)
presented
greatest
risks,
ranging
1.23
0.125.
Although
local
population
exposed
coming
Hg-contaminated
media,
directly
could
be
performed
due
access
prohibition.
Furthermore,
ingesting
contaminated
fish
were
covered
as
methyl-Hg
was
targeted.
An
additional
needed
for
scenarios
workers
consuming
Lake
Balkyldak.
Studies
fate
transport
ecosystem
also
recommended
considering
methylation
subsequent
bioaccumulation
food
chain.
Language: Английский
Vliv výstavby jezu v lokalitě Abovce (Slovensko) na hladinu podzemních vod – případová studie z povodí Slané
Radoslav Kandrík,
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Jaroslav Vido,
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Róbert Chriašteľ
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et al.
Vodohospodářské technicko-ekonomické informace,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
65(1), P. 24 - 24
Published: Feb. 16, 2023
Výstavba
jezů
na
řekách
ovlivňuje
dynamiku
hladiny
podzemních
vod.
Jez
vybudovaný
řece
Slaná
v
roce
2010
mezi
obcemi
Abovce
a
Chanava
přinesl
možnost
studovat
tento
vliv
díky
již
existujícím
monitorovacím
vrtům
vod
Slovenského
hydrometeorologického
ústavu.
Pro
ověření
vlivu
vybudovaného
jezu
této
oblasti
byly
použity
záznamy
týdenních
dat
za
období
1986–2018.
Dále
bylo
provedeno
prostorové
vymezení
ovlivněných
území
pomocí
geografických
informačních
systémů
techniky
interpolace.
Výsledky
ukázaly,
že
bezprostředně
po
vybudování
hladina
výrazně
stoupla.
Studying the concentration of xenobiotics in milk and developing the biosensor method for their rapid determination
Heliyon,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
9(8), P. e19026 - e19026
Published: Aug. 1, 2023
In
this
article
the
content
of
toxic
xenobiotics
(heavy
metals
and
pesticides)
in
cow
milk
collected
from
5
districts
Eastern
Kazakhstan
was
examined
their
cumulative
properties
were
determined.
The
organochlorine
pesticides
(HCCH,
DDT)
not
detected
analyzed
milk.
mercury
arsenic
samples
does
exceed
maximum
allowable
concentration
(0.005
0.05
mg/kg,
respectively).
cadmium
above
(0.03
mg/kg)
found
sampled
Shemonaikha
Katon-Karagai
districts.
lead
zinc
(0.1
5.0
respectively)
taken
all
studied
copper
(1.0
4
under
study
(Borodulikha,
Beskaragai,
Katon-Karagai).
Based
on
analysis
information
data
need
to
develop
an
accelerated
method
determining
substantiated.
basic
directions
modernization
biosensor
for
determination
salts
dairy
products
selected.
A
new
approach
process
immobilization
enzyme
surface
a
substrate
has
been
developed.
efficiency
using
polymeric
plate
with
graphite
conducting
layer
as
basis
established.
Language: Английский