6 research outputs found
Territorial nature protection system of Siberia and Mongolia
The large territory, including Mongolia and Russian Siberia, discussed in the article, has similarities in physical, geographical, and socio-demographic parameters, as well as the attitude to them as "resource colonies". But these Siberian and Mongolian components differ significantly politically, which affects their institutional and managerial characteristics, which in turn affects the process of forming the structure of territorial nature protection. The article analyses the existing systems of protected areas in Siberia and Mongolia, their structure, and legislative bases. In this study, Siberia is considered within the boundaries of the natural geographic territory between the Urals and the Far East and includes 14 regions of Russia. Of these, the Siberian Federal District includes the Altai Republic, Altai Krai, Irkutsk Oblast, Kemerovo Oblast, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Novosibirsk Oblast, Omsk Oblast, Tomsk Oblast, Tuva Republic, Khakassia Republic. The Far Eastern Federal District includes the Buryatia Republic, the Trans-Baikal Krai, Sakha (Yakutia) Republic; the Tyumen Oblast is located in the Ural Federal District
The Social and Ecological Problems of Urbanized Areas in Mongolia
This paper presents the results of studies on the formation of urbanized territories and metropolitan
areas in Mongolia, and the in
fl
uences of the industrial complex on the pollution level in urban landscapes,
as well as on population health. The capital city, Ulaanbaatar, is one of the most highly polluted cities
in the Central Asian region. The data on spatial distribution and the contents of toxic elements in the
soils, snow cover, plants and human hair are given, according to the main ecological zones of the
city. The statistical data on the dynamics of birthrate, rates of sickness and death of the population by
the main groups of diseases are analyzed in accordance with the classi
fi
cation of the World Health
Organization
ASSESSMENT OF HEAVY METAL POLLUTION OF SOILS IN INDUSTRIAL CITIES OF MONGOLIA
This paper presents qualitative and quantitative assessment of technogenic anomalies of heavy metals in urban soils of Ulaanbaatar, Darkhan, and Erdenet (Mongolia), including the assessment of background geochemical conditions of the study area and technological specialization of the cities. The research efforts concentrated on identifying spatial geochemical heterogeneity of urban soils depending upon their functional identity. The ecological status of the urban soils was evaluated based on standards accepted in Mongolia
Soil Pollution with Heavy Metals in the Industrial Cities of Mongolia
The
technogenic anomalies in heavy metal patterns in the soils of Ulaanbaatar, Darkhan, and
Erdenet cities are characterized both qualitatively and quantitatively. These data permitted to evaluate
the background geochemical situation in the study area, and the technogenic specialization of the
cities. The geochemical properties of urban soils were shown to display a spatial variability associated
with certain functional zones. The ecological status of polluted urban soils was assessed basing on
regulatory heavy metal values accepted in Mongolia
Soil Microbial Contamination And Its Impact On Child Diarrheal Disease Incidence In Ulaanbaatar
Air and soil contamination in developing countries exacerbates due to poor management of waste collection and serves as a morbidity and mortality factor. This study aimed to conduct an assessment of soil pollution level in Ulaanbaatar and establish а correlation between microbial contamination and registered occurrences of contagious diarrheal diseases among children (0-5 years old). This is a cross-sectional study conducted in Ulaanbaatar in June-September of 2016. Samples of soil and contagious diarrheal disease morbidity data in 0-5-year-old children were used. Samples were taken from the sites three times, in July, August, and September. The data analysis was done in the SPSS-21 program and relevant parametric and non-parametric tests were used. The highest level microorganisms were found in the samples taken from sites near major markets and then in the samples from ger areas. The analysis of the samples revealed that 111.78 microorganisms exceed the standard level 1.1 times in summer. The Escherichia coli (E.Coli) and Proteus also contaminated the ground water. All diarrhea occasions in Ulaanbaatar were analyzed by seasons and months, the prevalence was peaking in August. A correlation was found with the soil E.Coli titers and infectious diarrheal disease children under five years old morbidity. The number of microorganisms in soil tends to increase in summer. Diarrheal disease infections among children under five increase most in summer and autumn and correlate with soil contamination with pathogenic microorganisms