REVISITING LANDSCAPE-GEOCHEMICAL ZONING OF NATURAL AND TECHNICAL SYSTEMS

Abstract

The paper describes the modern possibilities of estimation and prediction of technogenic impact using geoinformation systems, which allow to remotely and effectively identify the sources for the spread of pollution, and to determine their qualitative and quantitative characteristics. The authors have analyzed the accumulated long-term data on the estimation of geochemical fluxes of dispersion of the mining territory. The paper reveals the most ecologically stressed areas of the research area and performs their integration with the cartographic basis. On the basis of the volume model of the object of study the authors have studied the processes of migration of geochemical fluxes by air relative to the territory landscape.