Z.A. Amagova1, V. Matsadze1, N.A. Golubkina2,
U.S. Isaeva3
1 Chechen Agricultural Institute,
Lilovaya 1, Gikalo settlement, Grozny, 366021, Chechen Republic, Russia
2 Federal Scientific Vegetable Center
Selectsionnaya 14, Moscow region 143072, Russia; segolubkina45@gmail.com
3 Republican Endocrinological
Dispensary
Kemerovskaya
12, Grozny, 364047, Chechen Republic, Russia
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ABSTRACT. Selenium is
characterized by extremely low concentration range capable to provide optimal
development of all living beings including humans. Biogeochemical anomaly of
high selenium content in the environment of Simsir settlemenst in Nozhay-Yurt
region of the Chechen republic was recorded for the first time: water of
Yaric-Su river (0.30–1.33 µg/L) and its tributaries (0.36–4.10
µg/L), Shyila Shi sulfur spring (5.0 µg/L), Red brook (30 µg/L), Allium ursinum (5 µg/Kg d.w.), grass
mowing (324–628
µg/Kg d.w.), sheep wool (142–302 µg/Kg d.w..), petroleum concentrate (220 µg/Kg).
Mineral composition (25 elements) of Shyila Shi spring water and Red brook, Allium ursinum and petroleum concentrate
indicated the existence of elevated levels of Ca, Fe, Li, В, Мо and Zn at the
territory investigated. The highest concentrations of B (2200 mg/L), Ca (155
mg/L), Fe and Li (30 mg/L), Zn (140 mg/L), Mo (20 mg/L) were revealed in Red
brook water, while Fe and Li levels in Shyila Shi spring reached 60 and 50 mg/L
accordingy. Elevated levels of Mn (42.26 mg/Kg d.w.), Zn (46.14 mg/Kg d.w.), B
(13.87 mg/Kg d.w) and Cu (12.6 mg/Kg d.w.) was demonstrated for water of Shyila
Shi spring. Compared to Allium ursinum
petroleum concentrate contained 4.5 times more of Al, 92 times more of As,
twice more of Cd and Si, 86 times more of Cr, 14 times more of Fe, 3.7 times
more of Мо, 8.3 times more of Ni, 2.7
times more of Pb, 29 times more of V. In a whole the results supposes high prospects
of creating the Republic health resort in the vicinity of Simsir settlement and
the necessity of detailed testing of Shyila Shi healing spring and the oil
concentrate to further substantiate the positive effect on human health.
KEYWORDS: selenium, Chechen Republic, water, grass mowing, Allium ursinum, petroleum concentrate.