Transfer of Heavy Metals into the Food Chain from Heavily Polluted Soils of an Irrigation District in Southern Georgia - Extent, Mechanisms and Remediation

Author: Besik Kalandadze
Co-authors: Peter Felix-Henningsen, Thomas Hanauer, Tengiz Urushadze
Keywords: in situ remediation; heavy metals; fertility of soil
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The main goal of our research was to study the impact of the functioning of the ore-dressing complex on the eco-system and health of population in Bolnisi region. Our research has shown that more than half of territory is seriously polluted by copper and zinc, and some parts of the area can be considered catastrophically polluted.

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Transfer of Heavy Metals into the Food Chain from Heavily Polluted Soils of an Irrigation District in Southern Georgia - Extent, Mechanisms and Remediation [en]
ნიადაგების მძიმე მეტალებით გაჭუჭყიანება და მათი ფუნქციების აღდგენის შესაძლებლობები - მდ. მაშავერას ხეობის მაგალითზე, საქართველო [ka]