Abstract:
The method of moss biomonitoring of atmospheric deposition of trace elements
was applied for the first time in the Mountains of Southeastern Kazakhstan to assess the
environmental situation in this region. The twenty-three moss samples were collected in summer of
2014 growth period. A total of 42 elements (Na, Mg, Al, Cl, K, Ca, Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Co,
Zn, As, Se, Br, Rb, Sr, Zr, Nb, Mo, Ag, Cd, Sb, Ba, La, Ce, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Tm, Hf, Ta,
W, Au, Th, and U) were determined by epithermal neutron activation analysis.Multivariate
statistical analysis of the results obtained was used to assess the pollution sources in the study area
of the some regions of Kazakhstan.
