scholarly journals ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF SOIL AT SHIPYARD CONSTRUCTION SITES NEAR KURYK

2019 ◽  
pp. 146-153
Author(s):  
G. Zh. Kenzhetayev ◽  
V. N. Permyakov ◽  
S. E. Koybakova ◽  
Samal Syrlybekkyzy

The aim of the article is to study one of the most unusual coasts of the Caspian Sea in the Kazakhstan area. This coast is not only a place, which was chosen by JSC «KazMunayGas» for construction of a shipyard, but also a territory, on which land is suitable for the development of vegetable and melon crops growing. In the article we consider sites № 1 и № 2 as the alternatives for the shipyard construction. The subject of the research is assessment of the impact of the planned shipyard construction on soil condition of local vegetation. The increased content of some heavy metals (Cu, Cr, and Zn) in the soils of the chosen area is substantiated. Cartographic materials have been completed using well testing software products: Marmfo Professional v.10.2 SAS. Planet 160707.

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (04-1) ◽  
pp. 94-108
Author(s):  
Gadilya Kornoukhova ◽  
Marina Moseykina

The article analyzes the activities of the joint-stock shipping company «Caucasus and Mercury» in the Persian market, reveals its place in trade and economic operations in the Caspian region as a whole. The authors aim to find out the degree of effectiveness of public-private cooperation in the development of a separate transport company, «Caucasus and Mercury», as well as the nature of the impact of this partnership on the development of commercial shipping in the Caspian Sea. The authors analyzed the processes that took place in Russian government and private business circles in the field of merchant shipping in the Caspian Sea.


2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Arpe ◽  
S. A. G. Leroy ◽  
H. Lahijani ◽  
V. Khan

Abstract. The hydrological budgets of the Volga basin (VB) and the Caspian Sea (CS) have been analysed. The components of the water balance for the CS were calculated for the period 1993 to 2010 with emphasis on summer 2010 when a severe drought developed over European Russia. A drop in precipitation over the VB in July 2010 occurs simultaneously with a decrease in evaporation for the same area, an increase of evaporation over the CS itself and a drop of the Caspian Sea level (CSL). The drop in the precipitation over the VB cannot lead to an instantaneous drop of the CSL because the precipitated water needs some months to reach the CS. The delay is estimated here to be 1 to 3 months for excessive precipitation in summer, longer for deficient precipitation and for winter cases. However, the evaporation over the CS itself is considered to be responsible for a simultaneous drop of the CSL from July to September 2010. The impact on the CSL from the precipitation deficit over the VB occurs in the months following the drought. The water deficit from July to September 2010 calculated from the anomalous precipitation minus evaporation over the VB would decrease the CSL by 22 cm, of which only 2 cm had been observed until the end of September (observed Volga River discharge anomaly). So the remaining drop of 20 cm can be expected in the months to follow if no other anomalies happen. In previous studies the precipitation over the VB has been identified as the main cause for CSL changes, but here from a 10 cm drop from beginning of July to end of September, 6 cm can be directly assigned to the enhanced evaporation over the CS itself and 2 cm due to reduced precipitation over the CS. Further periods with strong changes of the CSL are also investigated, which provide some estimates concerning the accuracy of the analysis data. The investigation was possible due to the new ECMWF interim reanalysis data which are used to provide data also for sensitive quantities like surface evaporation and precipitation. The comparison with independent data and the consistency between such data for calculating the water budget over the CS gives a high confidence in the quality of the data used. This investigation provides some scope for making forecasts of the CSL few months ahead to allow for mitigating societal impacts.


2014 ◽  
Vol 81 (1) ◽  
pp. 262-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazem Darvish Bastami ◽  
Hossein Bagheri ◽  
Vahid Kheirabadi ◽  
Ghasem Ghorbanzadeh Zaferani ◽  
Mohammad Bagher Teymori ◽  
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Alchemist ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 19-24
Author(s):  
S.R. Hajiyeva ◽  
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T.I. Aliyeva ◽  
N.M. Cafarova

Water samples were taken from the Shikh shore of the Caspian Sea to conduct the research. In the marine water samples taken from the area, heavy metals were identified using the Agilent 7500 Series ICP-MS device. The analyzes were performed in the Complex Analytical Research Laboratory of the National Department of Environmental Monitoring


2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 173-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryam Zare

<p>The aim of this research was to study of sediment pollution conditions in the river bed of Khajeh Kory, which passes from the southern border of the Caspian Sea in Astara City. To determine the pollution of river bed sediment along the route, from the river source in the heights to estuary in the Caspian sea, sampling was conducted at 10 stations. Afterward, each sample was divided into two groups based on size (&gt;63 µm and &lt;63 µm). The concentration of heavy metals Cu, Cd, Co, Zn, Pb, Ni, Fe, and Mn in each group was measured using ICP-OES. In the next stage, the enrichment of samples was determined by normalization with aluminum. The data were then interpolated using the Kriging method and various models (including spherical, circular, exponential, Gaussian) were fitted to the data, and the best method was selected using the Cross Validation method. Using the obtained enrichment outcomes, an information layer was produced for each element in the GIS environment utilizing the Kriging method. The layers were aggregated and the compiled layer was  classified into 4 layers again. Using this method, the length of the river from its source to the sea estuary was characterized based on the contamination of heavy metals, and contaminated and unpolluted areas in river sediments could be observed. The source of this pollution, either natural or manmade, was revealed through this method.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Resumen</strong></p><p>El objeto de esta investigación fue estudiar las condiciones de contaminación sedimentaria en el lecho del río Khajeh Kory, que se extiende desde el borde sur del Mar Caspio en la ciudad de Astara. Para determinar la contaminación del lecho sedimentario, se recolectaron muestras en 10 estaciones establecidas entre la fuente del río en sus partes altas hasta los estuarios en el Mar Caspio. Después, cada muestra fue dividida en dos grupos de acuerdo con el tamaño (&gt;63 µm and &lt;63 µm). La concentración de metales pesados Cu, Cd, Co, Zn, Pb, Ni, Fe y Mn en cada grupo se midió con la técnica ICP-OES. En la siguiente etapa, se determinó el enriquecimiento de las muestras por la normalización con aluminio. Los datos se interpolaron luego con el método Kriging y varios modelos (incluidos el esférico, el circular, el exponencial, el gaussiano) se ajustaron a la información y se seleccionó el mejor método a través de la Validación Cruzada. Con los resultados obtenidos del enriquecimiento se produjo una capa de información para cada elemento en el ambiente GIS a través del método Kriging. Las capas fueron agregadas y la compilación de estas se clasificó nuevamente en otras cuatro capas. De esta forma se caracterizó el río a lo largo, desde su nacimiento hasta el estuario marino, con base en la contaminación de metales pesados y se pudo distinguir entre las zonas contaminadas y las áreas limpias en sedimentos. Las fuentes de esta contaminación, sean naturales o humanas, también se identificaron con este método.</p>


2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 62-72
Author(s):  
Hasan Fazli ◽  
Mahmoud Tavakoli ◽  
Mohammad Reza Khoshghalb ◽  
Mehdi Moghim ◽  
Tooraj Valinasab

AbstractPersian sturgeon, Acipenser persicus Borodin, has been the most significant proportion of Iranian commercial sturgeon catches in the Caspian Sea over in the last three decades. This endemic species has suffered continuous population declines from the impact of anthropogenic factors. The present study filled in information gaps on underlying population biology parameters, evaluated the population status, and determined the vulnerability risk of the stock extinction of Persian sturgeon in the south Caspian basin of Iran. Growth parameters were L∞ = 224.7 cm, K = 0.058 years−1, t0 = -3.4 years. Sexual maturity of 50% for males and females was FL = 127.2 cm and 137.5 cm, respectively. The long-term age composition data showed 35 age groups, and the ages of 14–18 years comprised 80% of the total catch. Natural mortality was 0.123 years−1, and fishing mortality ranged between 0.104 and 0.331 years −1. The total biomass trend decreased and collapsed from 6,071.3 tons in 1990–91 to 144.1 tons in 2014–15. Although >93% of the catch included maturing specimens, the Persian sturgeon stock is now critically endangered because of several anthropogenic factors.


Author(s):  
Tatiana Ershova ◽  
Vyacheslav Fedorovich Zaitsev ◽  
Vladimir Chaplygin ◽  
Asylbek Shakhmuratovich Kanbetov

Research objective was to identify the specific features of distribution of microelements (zink, manganese, lead, cadmium) in organs and tissues of black-backed shad Alosa kessleri kessleri (Grimm, 1887) and Dolginsky herring Alosa braschnikowii braschnikowii (Borodin, 1904) caught in the Caspian Sea. Accumulated in the tissues and organs of fish in concentrations exceeding the maximum permissible limits, heavy metals pose a danger to human health. Sampling was carried out by the standard techniques, definition of minerals was made by method of atomic and absorbing spectroscopy using an atomic and absorbing spectrometer with electrothermal atomization of MGA-915 MD. The analysis of the obtained data showed that distribution of minerals in the organs and tissues of the studied herring species had a similar pattern: the highest concentrations of minerals were registered in the gills and liver, the smallest - in muscle tissue. In comparison with black-backed shad the organs and tissues of Dolginsky herring had higher concentrations of chemical elements. Zinc has been found to accumulate mainly in the liver; manganese, lead and cadmium - in the gills. Accumulation of zinc, cadmium and lead in the studied bodies and tissues of fishes exceeded acceptable level.


2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 27-31
Author(s):  
Mahmood Saghali ◽  
Rauf Baqraf ◽  
Parisa NejatkhahManavi ◽  
S.Abbas Hosseini ◽  
Rahman Patymar

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