2022 Ecosystem Transformation 5 (4), 7-20
Chemical and sanitary assessment of coal spoil heaps in the south of the Kuznetsk Basin
Ekaterina E. Vorobyeva , Natalya V. Fotina , Lyudmila K. Asyakina , Mariya A. Osintseva , Alexandr Yu. Prosekov
DOI: https://doi.org/10.23859/estr-220603Volume: 5
Number: 4
Pages: 7-20
Received: 03.06.2022
Accepted: 25.06.2022
Available online: 29.10.2022
Published: 15.12.2022
ISSN 2619-094X Print
ISSN 2619-0931 Online
Due to the large amount of pollution at coal spoil heaps, soil reclamation is slow and requires development and use of microbial preparations, selected based on assessments of the biochemical parameters of soil and the extent of its contamination. The material for this study was mine soils sampled in three different zones (Ka, Kb, Kc) of the Korchakol coal spoil heap. The studied sanitary and chemical indicators did not exceed the approximate permissible concentrations (APC) / maximum allowable concentrations (MAC), except for oil products (in the Ka, Kb, Kc zones, the excess averaged 2.2, 1.4, 1.2 times, respectively). The study found a direct correlation between the zinc content and the enzymatic activity of polyphenol oxidase, the level of Ni and peroxidase, as well as an inverse correlation between the As and Cu concentrations with invertase and nitrite reductase, respectively. The index of bacteria of the Escherichia coli group (coliform bacteria) in different zones exceeded the standard values by 61 and 171 times. Even though the sanitary indicators studied do not exceed permissible levels, they can slow down growth and development of plants. Thus, successful reclamation of mine soils requires introduction of biological preparations based on microorganisms that biotransform heavy metals and rhizobacteria.
Ekaterina E. Vorobyeva
Kemerovo State University
ul. Krasnaya 6, Kemerovo, 650000 Russia
89515923860k@gmail.com
Natalya V. Fotina
Kemerovo State University
ul. Krasnaya 6, Kemerovo, 650000 Russia
Lyudmila K. Asyakina
Kemerovo State University
ul. Krasnaya 6, Kemerovo, 650000 Russia
Mariya A. Osintseva
Kemerovo State University
ul. Krasnaya 6, Kemerovo, 650000 Russia
Alexandr Yu. Prosekov
Kemerovo State University
ul. Krasnaya 6, Kemerovo, 650000 Russia
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Keywords: Kemerovo Region, Kuznetsk Basin, enzymatic activity of soils, heavy metals, organic pollutants, sanitary and biological indicators, reclamation of contaminated soils, rhizobacteria, remediation
For citation: Vorobyeva, E.E. et al., 2022. Chemical and sanitary assessment of coal spoil heaps in the southof the Kuznetsk Basin. Ecosystem Transformation 5 (4), 7–20. https://doi.org/10.23859/estr-220603