An Assessment of the Impact of the Mining Industry on Soil and Plant Contamination by Potentially Toxic Elements in Boreal Forests

• Published in: Forests
• Main Authors: Anna Gololobova, Yana Legostaeva
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2023
• Subjects: soil–plant system; potentially toxic elements; Yakutia; pollution index; bioaccumulation factor; biochemical situation; Plant ecology; QK900-989; Udachny; permafrost
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/f14081641; https://doaj.org/article/94acf1dec639482fb79f9167730bd021

This study was conducted in the territory of the industrial site of the Udachny Mining and Processing Division (Yakutia, northeast Russia). The objects of study were permafrost soils and two species of shrubs ( Betula middendorffii T. and Duschekia fruticose R.). Soil and plant samples were analyzed...