Abstract
Environmental pollution increases from year to year and concentrations of pollutants reach a colossal point, which ultimately affects the health of the living organisms. Industrial pollution and old mining methods are one of the sources of harmful agents in the environment. It is important to study and monitor environmental pollution in dynamics. During several years we have been researching heavy metals distribution in soils in the South East part of Georgia. “RMG Gold and Copper” mine in Kazreti is one of the biggest enterprises in Georgia. As a result of open-cast mining aerosols containing heavy metals are ejected which causes harmful effects of the environment. Within this research 21 villages in Bolnisi and Dmanisi municipalities were investigated; analysis of agricultural soils showed that the concentration of cadmium in the vicinity of the enterprise was significantly increased and exceeded maximum allowed concentrations. Through the wind, cadmium-containing dust spreads out to the 22 kilom
Highlights
Soil samples were analyzed on the AAS (Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy) and determined cadmium concentration in them
The results of the research showed that cadmium is especially increased in the village Ratevani, in almost all samples Cd concentration was higher than the maximum permissible concentration
Studies revealed that most of the territories from Bolnisi municipality and huge part of Dmanisi municipality are contaminated with Cd due to the mining activities of the RMG (Figure 2)
Summary
Heavy metals and radionuclides are the most dangerous environmental chemical contaminants Their inclusion in the biochemical cycle with high concentrations is a threat for living organism. They are hardly excreted from the body and cause pathological changes [4] [5] [6]. From this point of view, one of the most important areas in Kazreti is RMG Gold and Copper mine, located in Bolnisi region on the right and left banks of the river Mashavera [1] [7] [8] [9]. It is important to mention that such a fundamental research was not conducted in this region before 2017
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