Assessing groundwater and soil quality in West Kazakhstan amid climate impacts and oil industry contamination risks.

ABSTRACT: Climate change from anthropogenic activities had resulted in devastating disruptions in Kazakhstan. This includes drought in 2023 and flooding in 2024, with widespread water pollution. The field surveys and water-soil sampling were carried out in 2013 to study West Kazakhstan's (WK) groundwater and soil. From this, preliminary classifications were made. The water was categorized into three groups: (1) potable household, (2) technical irrigation, and (3) unsuitable for use. WK is under intensive oil and gas exploration and processing activities, thus, groundwater in the region faces contamination risks. As a result, proper, permanent groundwater quality monitoring is needed. Along with these efforts, the groundwater and soil samples were collected and analyzed. This included measuring for d

SUBMITTER: Adenova D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11850806 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature