Estimation of Heavy Metal Concentrations in the Water of Urban Lakes in the Russian Arctic (Murmansk)

• Published in: Water
• Main Authors: Marina A. Postevaya, Zakhar I. Slukovskii, Vladimir A. Dauvalter, Daria S. Bernadskaya
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2021
• Subjects: small lakes; heavy metals; water pollution; urbanization; Arctic; Hydraulic engineering; TC1-978; Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes; TD201-500; Ledovoe; Murmansk
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/w13223267; https://doaj.org/article/1794c986cb1541499962fcaeb3ba8e83

This article presents the results of the analysis and estimation of the seasonal variation of heavy metals in the water of urban lakes and the assessment of their environmental state based on the chemical data. The research covered seven lakes in Murmansk, subject to various levels of anthropogenic...