Ecological Systems and Devices Annotation << Back MINING TECHNOGENIC LOAD IN THE URAL ECONOMIC REGION L.R. Husainova Anthropogenic impact and harm to the natural environment causes a greater extent the mining industry. The article describes the characteristics of damage from major industries (chemical, petrochemical, radioactive contamination) as a consequence of the contamination of soils, rivers and wildlife. Many cities of the Urals economic region live in an environment where Nora maximum permissible concentrations of harmful substances for some items already exceeds the allowable several dozen times, and sometimes hundreds. Mining and metallurgical complexes create irreparable threat not only to the environment but also to the population, is imprinted on the health of several generations. In connection with environmental disasters in industrial enterprises, many areas have become unfi t for use. A vivid example is the lake Karagai, which became the storage of liquid radioactive waste. On the basis of the analysis of the material was developed map of the Areas affected by the maximum anthropogenic contamination. Key words: technogenic load; mining and metallurgical complex; catastrophe; radiation pollution; geoecological estimation. Contacts: E-mail: lika4.husainova@yandex.ru Pp. 36-40.