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Озеро Гижгит находится в Баксанском ущелье Кабардино-Балкарии, недалеко от поселка Былым. Взглянув на озеро, сложно представить, что подобная красота является рукотворной, и к сожалению, даже таит в себе угрозу.

 

Строго говоря, озеро Гижгит совсем не озеро, а запруда одноименной реки. Дело в том, что в 1940-2000 годы примерно в 10 км от этого места рядом с г. Тырныауз действовал Тырныаузский горно-обогатительный комбинат (ТГОК), специализирующийся на добыче и обогащении вольфрамо-молибденовых руд. В 1966 году в русле реки Гижгит, которая является притоком бурной горной реки Баксан, для нужд ТГОК было построено третье (основное) хвостохранилище, или, если говорить проще, отстойник токсичных отходов производства. Устье реки было перегорожено плотиной, в результате чего в русле горной реки образовалось водохранилище, называемое сейчас озером. Сток воды из озера Гижгит осуществляется по специальному отводному тоннелю в реку Баксан.

 

Хвосты — профессиональный термин, обозначающий отходы производства руды, зачастую токсичные. Хвостами называют токсичные отходы обогащения полезных ископаемых, соответственно хвостохранилище – комплекс специальных сооружений, предназначенный для их хранения и захоронения.

 

В годы работы комбината в хвостохранилище по десятикилометровому трубопроводу поступали отходы обогащения вольфрамового, молибденового и медно-висмутового концентратов. Около 30 наименований химических соединений металлов, каждый из которых в сильных концентрациях смертельно опасен для здоровья человека и животных. По различным оценкам, с 1966 по 2001 год тут было захоронено от 25 до 118 млн кубических метров отходов.

 

В настоящее время трубопровод демонтирован, но отходы остаются в озере. Уровень воды в нем поддерживается при помощи сбросного колодца для водопонижения и водоотведения, связанного с водоотводным каналом, соединяющим озеро с Баксаном. Считается, что отходы на дне озера слиплись практически до состояния цемента.

 

В 2018 году на страницах научно-технического журнала "Вестник МГСУ" группой ученых (К.А. Гегиев, А.Х. Шерхов, З.Ж. Гергокова и К.К. Анахаев) была опубликована статья под названием "Экологические проблемы Тырныаузского хвостохранилища на реке Гижгит", в которой подробно описана опасность, исходящая от бывшего хранилища ядовитых отходов:

 

"В обогащенных отходах содержатся до 30 наименований химических соединений металлов (в т.ч. высокого класса опасности), которые с поверхности пляжа хвостохранилища в виде пылеватых облаков переносятся постоянно дующими вдоль долины р. Баксан ветрами (Тырны-Ауз в переводе с балкарского языка «ущелье ветров») на прилегающие к ним сельхозугодья и природные пастбища..."

 

Гижгит — река в России, протекает в Эльбрусском районе Кабардино-Балкарской Республики. Длина реки составляет 28 км. В низовьях запружена, образует водохранилище-хвостохранилище Тырнаузского горно-обогатительного комбината. В самом низовье протекает по искусственному тоннелю до места впадения в реку Баксан. Устье реки находится в 112 км по левому берегу реки Баксан.

 

san francisco, california

Late evening sunshine lighting up the Forth Bridge.

Shot of Union Pacific Big Boy 4014

The last of my trio of abstract decaying farm machinery photos, taken in rural Co. Mayo, Ireland.

husbands old slide rule - approx 50 years old

 

Eight bronze statues, each twice life size, were installed on Vauxhall Bridge in 1907. A year after the bridge was completed. They represent Agriculture, Architecture, Engineering (seen here), Pottery, Education, Fine Arts, Science, and Local Government.

 

They were designed by F.W. Pomeroy and Alfred Drury and are mounted on the bridge's piers. Each weighs about two tons.

This steam engine is a real vintage among vintages. Made by Fowler and Company in Leeds, England in 1880, it has been perfectly restored to its former glory. This is a close up of the engine that was pulling the trailer in my previous shot.

 

"Wheels within wheels..." Notice that flywheel turning.

Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope, La Palma, Spain

An emblamatic crop portion of the engineering feat known the world over as 'The Falkirk Wheel'

This detail of the little engine, "Wee Georgie Wood", shows how beautifully cared for it is. Precision engineering at its best, the full flowering of the industrial revolution.

It's not hard to find places of historic significance in downtown Launceston. It is Australia's third oldest city after all. But behind this modern shopfront lies a very famous local firm. No we are not in Glasgow, but the engineering firm that is based in these buildings was founded in 1892 by Scottish immigrants James Scott and John Clark.

 

Glasgow Engineering - 125 Years

www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIV_NToqumA&t=6s

 

This is Engineering on a Small Scale..........it was by my nephew Stephen who is suffering from Parkinson's disease................

This is in the back garden of the house we have lived in for about 40 years, and this is first time I have noticed the manufacturer's name on the manhole cover (unless I've seen it before and forgotten).

One of the most vivid memories I have from my primary school years was visiting the Dover Engineering Works with my school. It's not surprising that seeing molten iron poured from a ladle into a mould from close quarters would make a lasting impression on a child. I can still see clearly in my mind the wooden pattern they had made of our school's badge being pressed into the compacted black sandy material in the mould. The pattern was then removed and the top half of the mould filled with more compacted material was fitted. Small holes to allow the escape of burning gas were made in the material. When the molten iron was poured into the mould, sure enough, jets of flame appeared from these holes. When the mould was eventually stripped, there was the grey/silver replica of the wooden pattern.

 

When the company was established in 1830 it was on the outskirts of Dover in the parish of Charlton, with a supply of water from the adjacent River Dour. Charlton has since been absorbed by Dover, and the engineering works is of course gone - with the site now occupied by a supermarket.

Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge. Not happy with this one, but will have to do for now as I wanted a general shot of the department building and I did find the staircase interesting!

Sheffield Uni Engineering Faculty building. March 2025.

Prototype Winter Series - Estoril 2025

Race 2.

Team: DKR Engineering

Driver: Jon Brownson - Laurents Hörr

Car: Duqueine D08 LMP3

The drivers cab of a steam train.

Some oddly over-engineered stairs and fencing for flats above the Old World Deli on State St. in Bellingham. Guess the builder didn't want to pay for any engineering, so just beefed it up until he said, "That ought to hold anything."

foreground detail of the cathedral of christ the light

oakland, california

 

i've taken several photos of this church. see two other compositions in the comment boxes below:

Macro Monday challenge theme of in between. Spark plug with spark between the electrodes.

Leica M6 (2022) : Summarit-M 35mm f2.4 : Ilford XP2 400

genetic engineering

could create the perfect race

could create an unknown life-force

that could us exterminate

 

introducing worker clone

as our subordinated slave

his expertise proficiency

will surely dig our grave

 

it's so tempting

will biologists resist

when he becomes the creator

will he let us exist

 

bionic man is jumping

through the television set

he's about to materialise

and guess who's coming next

 

x ray spex - genetic engineering (germ free adolescents, 1978)

Computer Science & Engineering student Dave Call and instructor Eric Karl working with newly donated equipment valued at around $500,000.

Camera: Minolta X-300S

Lens: Vivitar 28mm F2

Filter: Hoya Yellow (K2)

Film: Ilford Pan 400 (Expired 06/2013, shot at 250ISO)

Processing and Scanning: Gulabi Photo Lab, Glasgow

Post Processing: Photoscape X

Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) engineering inspection vehicle TC82, manufactured by Plasser, is seen crossing Borden Ave in Long Island City, Queens as it starts an inspection run back out to points east. This is clearly an unusual sight, as even other rail road employees at the adjacent facility are looking on!

Yeah i love my green lotus! What i tried to do in this picture was create the sort of picture you would see in a magazine, maybe with some text beside it endorsing lotus's engineering skills. I don't know, but i hope you enjoy!

The second room of the Classic Space Monorail Station I am currently working on. What do you think of the power generators?

Onsite Hydraulic Repair, 24/7 UK coverage. Each van is professionally kitted out with the appropriate tools for removal, manufacture and refitting of hydraulic hose assemblies accompanied by stock to ensure that 99% of jos are carried out there and then.

www.hydraquip.co.uk

 

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

UP 2666 and another Tier 4 ET44AH lead northbound UP Engineering Special PJCPR2 through Villa Grove after a heck of a rainstorm. Luckily, its late departure out of Jefferson City, MO allowed me to get a shot of it after work.

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