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Natural radionuclides and toxic elements in the border areas of rivers flowing into Kazakhstan from Kyrgyzstan

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The paper reports on the study of the radiation situation and the degree of contamination with natural radionuclides and toxic elements of 11 transboundary rivers and the Big Chu Channel at the points of their inflow into Kazakhstan from Kyrgyzstan. The methods of radiometry, IGS, XRF, MS-ICP, OES-ICP, RChA were used. It was established that the radiation background in the examined areas is high, but does not pose a risk to human health. In the majority of the transboundary watercourses, the chemical toxicity of waters exceeds for 2–12 times the regulatory value set in the Republic of Kazakhstan for drinking water. Uranium contributes 37% to this indicator.

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This work was made possible with the support of the Ministry of Education and Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan through Project No. AP05130744 “Study of radiation and environmental situation on the territory of transboundary rivers of the Shu-Kuragaty water basin affected by industrial plants of the nuclear energy sector in Kyrgyzstan”. The authors express their gratitude to the Science Committee of the Ministry of Education and Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan for funding and hope for further support of their research on this topic. The authors also express their gratitude to the organizers of the 2nd International Conference on Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry for the opportunity to present the main theses and outcomes of these studies [27].

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    Vladimir P. Solodukhin, Svetlana G. Lennik, Gulinur M. Kabirova, Pavel Yu. Lobanov, Dmitriy A. Zheltov, Alexander N. Bychenko & Mikhail A. Levashov

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Solodukhin, V.P., Lennik, S.G., Kabirova, G.M. et al. Natural radionuclides and toxic elements in the border areas of rivers flowing into Kazakhstan from Kyrgyzstan. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 326, 1477–1489 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-020-07425-w

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