Section

Environmental Safety Construction and Town Economy

Title

BIOECOLOGICAL PROBLEMS OF THE CONTENTS OF ABANDONED DEPOSITS OF NONFERROUS METAL ORES IN THE MOUNTAIN RIDGES OF THE NORTH CAUCASUS

Сontributors

I.D. Alborov, Dc. of Tech. Sc., Professor, Head of Department at the Nord Caucasian Mining and Smelting Institute (State Technological University), Vladicaukas, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.,

O. G. Burdzieva, Cand. of Geog. Sc., Scientific Secretary at the Geophysical Institute of Vladicaukas Scientific Centre RAS, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.,

M. Z. Madaeva, Postgraduate Student at the Nord Caucasian Mining and Smelting Institute (State Technological University), This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Abstract

The article presents the results of the performed theoretical and field studies evaluating the negative impact of objects of mining and processing of ores on the state of components of the biosphere in the area of the source. The state of ecosystems in mountain areas, especially in the areas of economic activity does not satisfy the concept of sustainable development of natural and technical environment. Here goes years of mining and processing of polymetallic ores, causing the mineral particles of anthropogenic origin are posted wind flow throughout the atmospheric pool of gorges, encompassing the foothill and plain zone. The area of degraded land continues to grow, despite the lack of mineral production from continuing operations for the dead abandoned infrastructure in the past developed mining and processing complex and existing hydraulic and energy structures, as well as the development of infrastructure in border posts and customs buildings. It is established that the high level of pollution of environmental components distributed in nearby communities, affects the quality of agricultural products, getting stable.

Keywords

alpine ecosystems, environmental well-being, the beach zone of the tailings, environmental capacity, dumps of overburden removal and degraded land.

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