Abstract
Surface water can carry many types of pollutants existing in catchments. This investigation is connected with Primorye region (Area = 165000 sq.km) bordering the Sea of Japan. The territory is characterised by a humid climate with annual meteoric precipitation about 1000 mm as rain and snow. This is a mountain region composed of volcanic and plutonic rocks, but sedimentary deposits of different ages also contribute. Some mining activity of non-ferrous metal ore deposits has taken place. Primorye is a lesser contaminated region compared with central Russia, but in the southern part of the territory the pollution problems are quite serious. Efforts for the clean-up of water are unsatisfactory and contamination by municipal wastes, fertilizers and pesticides in agricultural regions, heavy metals from the mining industry and other sources take place. The main focus of this study is on the concentration of heavy metals, their distribution in the solid phase and the extentof pollution of surface waters of Primorye. Results and discussion
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