title: Studying the effect of radioactive wastes at the Ak-Tyuz deposit on radionuclide and elemental composition of water objects of Kichi-Kemin River.
abstract: This article reports on radionuclide and elemental composition studies of water and bottom sediment samples taken from Kichi-Kemin River in vicinity of the industrial area of the Ak-Tyuz thorium deposit in Kyrgyzstan near the border with Kazakhstan. The methods used included instrumental γ-spectrometry, neutron activation analysis, X-ray fluorescent analysis and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. The obtained results demonstrated the pronounced negative anthropogenic impact of this area on the quality of water in the Kichi-Kemin River imposing radiological hazards on this tributary of the trans-boundary Shu River.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Nuclear Physics, KAEC MINT RK, Almaty, Kazakhstan solodukhin@inp.kz.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Solodukhin
authors.affiliation: Institute of Nuclear Physics, KAEC MINT RK, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Poznyak
mesh_terms: D001417:Background Radiation; D004190:Disasters; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000737:chemistry*; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000737:chemistry*; D007220:Industrial Waste / Q000032:analysis*; D007707:Kyrgyzstan; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000032:analysis*; D008674:Metals, Rare Earth / Q000032:analysis*; D008906:Mining; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D018788:Radioactive Hazard Release; D011850:Radioactive Waste / Q000032:analysis*; D011868:Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis*; D011874:Radiometry / Q000379:methods; D045483:Rivers / Q000737:chemistry*; D012990:Soil Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*; D013910:Thorium / Q000032:analysis; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*; D014875:Water Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D007220:Industrial Waste; D019216:Metals, Heavy; D008674:Metals, Rare Earth; D011850:Radioactive Waste; D011868:Radioisotopes; D012990:Soil Pollutants, Radioactive; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D014875:Water Pollutants, Radioactive; D013910:Thorium