Abstract
The purpose of this work was to determine the average exposure dose rate of gamma radiation in the region of the Aktobe polymetallic province of Kyrgyzstan. The Dosimeter-radiometer DKS-96, Photo-electro-colorimeter and a «satellite device» for determining coordinates were used for research. The natural gamma background in the Kichi-Kemin gorges averages 30.0 microns/hour. The level of the gamma background in the village of Aktyuz is within the natural range (21.3 – 33.0 microns/hour). Near the mines and in the area of the processing plant, the dose of gamma radiation exceeds the natural level several times (50.0-73.3 µR/hour). And in the settling tank (near the village), several dozen times (720-740 µR/hour), which negatively affects the ecology of the region, since the possibility of negative effects of radiation and toxic products on people living in the village of Aktobe and on animals living in this area is not excluded
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