TECHNOGENIC HALOGENESIS IN THE MIDDLE TAIGA OF WESTERN SIBERIA AND EFFECTS OF SOIL SALINIZATION

• Published in: Acta Geobalcanica
• Main Author: Elena Dvurechenskya
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Geobalcanica Society 2020
• Subjects: oil pollution; soil salinization; west siberian; technogenic hydrocarbons; peat soils; Geography (General); G1-922; taiga; Siberia
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.18509/AGB.2021.14; https://doaj.org/article/7c1cc6ac77e84bc28b5a6d3e9a5f7a72

Technological halogenesis, as a phenomenon, was first observed in 1987 in Western Siberia by N.P. Solntseva. In this paper, the salted soils of med-taiga landscapes were studied. Differences in the formation of technogenic anomalies among different types of soils of highland swamps and forest ecosystems were identified. As examples of impacts, oil spills on pipelines and wastewater spills, as well as effluents from cluster sites, were considered. Geochemical transformation was detected by the following indicators: pH, organic carbon, ion-salt composition. Detailed maps of dispersion halos were built. This paper focuses on the salinization process in Western Siberia, as no less important than the impact of hydrocarbons.