Geospatial Assessment of Regression Analysis Between the Hydrocarbon Content in Surface Waters and Snow Cover on the Example of the Territories of the Far North of Russia

• Published in: Journal of Ecological Engineering
• Main Authors: Natalia Martynova, Valentina Budarova, Victoria Kravchenko
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Polish Society of Ecological Engineering (PTIE) 2022
• Subjects: surface waters; snow cover; ecology; regression analysis; hydrocarbon; gis mapping services; Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering; TD1-1066; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; khanty; khanty-mansi; Mansi
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.12911/22998993/145470; https://doaj.org/article/95ef0b4f914f4f29a1ceddf16a438e77

The article presents the generalized results obtained from the analysis of oil pollution of surface waters in the fields of the Far North. The research considered the administrative territorial division of the Russian Federation, the territory of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug — Yugra (KhMAO). The results of the study performed on the basis of field data on sampling for the year were presented. The influence of the hydrocarbon content in surface waters and snow cover was assessed. The aim of the work was to consider the snow cover as a natural source of pollutants, affecting the accumulation in surface waters and snow cover. The results obtained can be used for subsequent observations of snow cover and surface waters. The data obtained can serve as a basis for planning further research and developing the solutions for environmental protection in the Far North. The analysis of the dependencies between the indicators of hydrocarbon pollution in surface waters and snow cover was carried out using the methods of correlation and parametric multivariate regression analysis. The methods of geoinformation analysis and GIS technologies were also used in the work. It was revealed that the problem of the state of snow cover and its role as an indicator of atmospheric and soil pollution require further research. On the one hand, the snow cover detains metals, and polluted soil areas are formed locally, on the other hand, after the snow melts, the pollutants remaining on the surface with surface runoff enter rivers and are carried by the wind for quite long distances.