Agrochemical and Pollution Status of Urbanized Agricultural Soils in the Central Part of Yamal Region

• Published in: Energies
• Main Authors: Timur Nizamutdinov, Evgeny Abakumov, Eugeniya Morgun, Rostislav Loktev, Roman Kolesnikov
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2021
• Subjects: Arctic; soil resources; polar urbanization; permafrost; trace metals; nutrients; Technology; T; Salekhard; Labytnangi; Aksarka; Kharsaim; nenets
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/en14144080; https://doaj.org/article/1b3d60a3ad9d4d0a9f7501a8e84990cd

This research looked at the state of soils faced with urbanization processes in the Arctic region of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District (YANAO). Soils recently used in agriculture, which are now included in the infrastructure of the cities of Salekhard, Labytnangi, Kharsaim, and Aksarka in the form of various parks and public gardens were studied. Morphological, physico-chemical, and agrochemical studies of selected soils were conducted. Significant differences in fertility parameters between urbanized abandoned agricultural soils and mature soils of the region were revealed. The quality of soil resources was also evaluated in terms of their ecotoxicology condition, namely, the concentrations of trace metals in soils were determined and their current condition was assessed using calculations of various individual and complex soil quality indices.