• 제목/요약/키워드: Boroo area

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몽골 버러지역 토양의 중금속 오염 현황 조사 (A Study on Heavy Metal Pollution in Mongolia Boroo Soil)

  • 박주현;박제현;김탁현;연규훈
    • 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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    • 제23권5호
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    • pp.17-25
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    • 2018
  • The Boroo area in Mongolia is known to have been contaminated with heavy metals due to irregular gold mining activities and the release of mercury from gold extraction process. Soil and mine tailings were collected to analyze contamination patterns of heavy metals in the Boroo area. Analyses revealed that mercury, arsenic and cadmium concentrations exceeded the regulatory standard of the nation (Mongolia National Standard). In case of mercury, about 80% of the survey area was over the limit and the concentration distribution heavily influenced by influx of mercury through water transport. Soil contamination by arsenic was most severe that the concentration exceeded the regulatory limit in almost entire survey area, showing peak concentrations at nearby streams and river along with ore processing facilities. For cadmium, about 20% of the survey area was over the limit with the concentration distribution similar to that of arsenic.