A Comparison of Various Ecological Indexes for Environmental Assessment of Vulnerable Mountain Ecosystems

Nurzat TOTUBAYEVA | Kanatbek KOCOBAYEV | Gülbübü KURMANBEKOVA | Ciyde TOKPAEVA

The aim of this work was to compare various ecological indexes to assess the state of urbanized ecosystems of the Issyk-Kul region in the Kyrgyz Republic. Soil samples were analyzed for Pb, Zn, Fe, Cu and Cd using AAS. Heavy metal contamination status was assessed using indexes for enrichment factor, geo accumulation, contamination factor, degree of contamination, pollution load, potential ecological risk and integrated risk using the Triad approach. Results show marked variations of heavy metal concentrations within the study area. The concentrations of heavy metals in soils of Issyk-Kul had ...Daha fazlası