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Georgia is a mountain country, located in the Caucasus region, where carbonate rocks are frequent and geographically well-distributed across the country. The aim of this paper is to introduce the main results of speleo-geomorphological and geophysical investigation conducted in the southern part of the Askhi Limestone Massif (namely Turchu Limestone Polje). Based on the complex studies, karst forms such as sinkholes and ponors were identified, the width of the Quaternary deposits located on the limestones was dete...

One of the discussion issues of karstological studies is the identification of karst denudation intensity; it means the quantitative evaluation of the intensity of this process, which, in turn, allows to predict the karst development. The problem of karst denudation is developed insufficiently today, which can be explained by the complexity of the issue and at the same time, the methods used to assess the intensity of denudation are not yet refined. The intensity of denudation and its general regularities in the Z...

The modernization and industrialization of the world contributes to create many ecological problems in the environment that affect every living organism. All the harmful pollutants that have been accumulating since the 1950s cause the greatest damage to the environment around us, which ultimately leads to global warming, climate change, and more. Harmful pollutants of the environment can be radiation, biological and chemical (organic and inorganic) substances. From inorganic chemicals heavy metals are most dangero...

Georgia is a classical karst country, where a variety of surface and underground karst forms are represented. The main aim of this work is to present karst and pseudokarst features in Georgia, which occupy 17.9% or 12,454 km2 of the entire territory of Georgia. All layers of the Upper Jurassic, as well as the Cretaceous and Lower Paleogene systems are being karstified in Georgia About 10.2% (7120 km2) of the country is occupied by karst (carbonate rocks). Limestones are represented by Upper Jurassic, Cretaceous an...