Оценка содержания урана и тория в накипи питьевых вод на территории Южного Казахстана

Abstract

The article presents the results of a study of radioactive elements (U, Th) in salt formations of drinking water in South Kazakhstan. The topic is relevant for this region since large uranium deposits are located here, which are actively being developed today. As a result of the study, we found that the accumulation of uranium and thorium in the salt formations of drinking water in South Kazakhstan is formed mainly due to the peculiarities of the geological structure of the region under study, the Th/U ratio also confirms this fact. The increased content of thorium in the scale of the village of Saryagash is of interest, since the territory is the center of sanatorium-resort treatment, and requires further more detailed study.