Olga Muter, Dita Gudrā, Gulzhan Daumova, Zhanat Idrisheva, Marzhan Rakhymberdina, Guntis Tabors, Baiba Dirnēna, Linda Dobkeviča, Olga Petrova, Baitak Apshikur, Megija Luņģe, Dāvids Fridmanis, Igor Denissov, Yerkebulan Bekishev, Raimonds Kasparinskis, Zarina Mukulysova, Stanislav Polezhayev
Heavy metal (HMe) pollution in regions with mining and metallurgy activities is known to be a serious environmental problem worldwide. Hydrological processes contribute to the dissemination of HMes (drainage, precipitation, flow rate). The aim of the present study is to investigate the microbial community structure in ten river sediments sampled in different regions of East Kazakhstan, which are contaminated with HMes. The overall degree of sediment contamination with HMes (Cr, Cu, Zn, Pb, and Cd) was assessed using the pollution index Zc, which ranged from 0...
January 24, 2024: Microorganisms