Heavy Metal Atmospheric Deposition Study in Azerbaijan Based on Moss Technique and Neutron Activation Analysis

Abstract The results of this investigation show that Azerbaijan industries and agricultural sector provide considerable anthropogenic impact on the environment Caucasus. use moss biomonitoring technique neutron activation analysis (NAA) is a first attempt to study heavy metal atmospheric deposition in Azerbaijan, country different relief climate. was undertaken summer 2015 man-made pollutants area mining processing plant Gadabay Dashkasan mininig district. At same time samples were collected from Goygol State Reserve Lesser Caucasus not far city Ganja. A total 85 (predominantly Pleurozium schreberi ) both environmentally contrast area. Elemental determination carried out by epithermal (ENAA) at reactor IBR-2 Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (FLNP JINR). For 44 elemental concentrations determined (Na, Mg, Al, Si, Cl, K, Ca, Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Se, Br, Rb, Sr, Mo, Ag, Cd, In, Sb, I, Cs, Ba, La, Ce, Nd, Sm, Eu, Tb, Tm, Yb, Hf, Ta, W, Au, Th, U). Multivariate statistical analytical obtained will make it possible identify main sources pollution assess role long-range transport pollutants.