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The radioactive conditions in the Tien-Shan Mountains are caused by natural factors and the commercial extraction and processing of raw uranium within the Kyrgyz Republic. After the closing of uranium mines and processing facilities, there remained large quantities of radioactive tailings and rock dumps within the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic. They are exposed to decay and weathering under the influence of anthropogenic and natural factors. There is a distribution of radioactive substances in the environment, representing a danger to the health of the population and to the biosphere as a whole.
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Tynybekov, A., Aliev, M. (2007). THE ECOLOGICAL CONDITION OF KADJI-SAI URANIUM TAILINGS. In: Spyra, W., Katzsch, M. (eds) Environmental Security and Public Safety. NATO Security through Science Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5644-4_16
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