Mineral deposit in south-west Tehran (south of Boeenzahra) and its environmental pollution effects

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Saeedeh Senemari ¹ , Seyed Naser Mousavi ²

1 - استادیار دانشگاه بین المللی امام خمینی(ره) قزوین
2 - کارشناس ارشد مهندسی طراحی محیط زیست دانشگاه تهران

Received: 2016-09-07 Accepted : 2016-09-07 Published : 2011-09-23

Keywords: Environmental pollution, heavy minerals, mineral deposit, south-west Tehran,

Abstract :

Lak is a half mountainous area located about 40 km south of Boeenzahra and at about 140km south-west ofTehran. The area is mainly covered by igneous rocks. The geological study shows that mineral deposit includesandesite to basalt igneous rocks. The andesite units contains rich veins of lead and zinc. Various miningactivities in the past such as surface extraction, transportation and weathering activities have increased thepotential for distribution of heavy minerals in the soils around Lak area. Based on the completed studies heavyminerals in plant tissues and human were which identified which is shown in the result among certain variouspatients in the human population